{"id":51240,"date":"2025-06-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:24:59","slug":"from-code-to-community-the-collective-effort-behind-sql-server-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2025\/06\/16\/from-code-to-community-the-collective-effort-behind-sql-server-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"From code to community: The collective effort behind SQL Server 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Build 2025, SQL Server 2025 officially entered public preview<\/a>. As one of the world\u2019s most popular databases, this release continues a decades-long history of innovation with features made for developers, AI, analytics, and cloud connectivity. SQL Server 2025 is the most significant release for SQL developers in the last decade and will help streamline application development and greatly reduce complexity. With built-in vector support, you can now boost search intelligence by combining semantic search alongside full text search and filtering. This will allow you to run the generative AI models of your choice with your own data. SQL Server 2025 enables zero-ETL (extract, transform, and load), real-time analytics through mirroring in Microsoft Fabric and provides cloud agility through Azure Arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SQL Server 2025, now in preview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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A thriving community at the heart of SQL Server 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we look back at the creation of SQL Server 2025, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to the community leaders, MVPs, partners, and Microsoft engineers who have shared their insights, expertise, and enthusiasm about this exciting release. Their passion for SQL Server and commitment to knowledge-sharing continue to inspire us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the resources below we showcase the expertise of our community as well as Microsoft, with blogs and videos that will help you make the most of everything SQL Server 2025 has to offer. These resources dive into key innovations that set SQL Server 2025 apart, including best-in-class security, built-in AI, developer enhancements, and Fabric mirroring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insights from Microsoft engineering, MVPs, and partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SQL Server 2025 overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll get started with resources that provide an overview of key SQL Server innovations and then dive into each of the core pillars of best-in-class performance and security, AI-built in, made for developer, and cloud agility through Azure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n