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SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available
With SQL Server on Azure Local, customers can modernize where their data resides while maintaining control over infrastructure, connectivity, and data placement.
What’s next for SQL? Performance, scale, AI, and developer productivity at the European SQL Community Conference
Join Microsoft Fabric and SQL Community Conference 2026 in Barcelona to explore SQL Server 2025, Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, developer productivity tools, and the future of AI-powered data platforms.
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State of the SQL Server tools
This week we’re announcing the general availability of SQL Server 2019, a significant milestone for Azure Data and for SQL Server customers. -
The November 2019 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today we are announcing the November release of Azure Data Studio is now available. -
SQL Server Management Studio 18.4 and sqlpackage v18.4 generally available
Today we’re announcing the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18. -
Welcome to the 21st annual PASS Summit
PASS Summit has become an annual pilgrimage for thousands of SQL Server professionals from around the world to join together. -
Gain intelligence over data with SQL Server 2019, now generally available
Today we’re announcing that SQL Server 2019 is generally available. -
SQL Server 2019 is now generally available
As you saw from our launch announcement earlier today, over a year ago at Microsoft Ignite we announced our first preview of SQL Server 2019 and today our latest release is now generally available. -
Unify your data lakes with HDFS tiering in SQL Server Big Data Clusters
As the volume and variety of data has risen, it has become more common to store the data in disparate and diverse data sources. -
New high availability and disaster recovery benefits for SQL Server
Business continuity is a key requirement for planning, designing, and implementing any business-critical system. -
Introducing the SQL Server 2019 video learning series
SQL Server 2019 is the new data platform to solve the challenges of the modern data professional including capabilities and solutions such as: SQL Server Big Data Clusters combining the power of SQL Server, Hadoop, Apache Spark™, and Kubernetes to provide an end-to-end data and machine learning platform. -
Microsoft Azure Data loves PASS Summit 2019!
This year’s event is gearing up to be a monumental occasion as we plan to make some exciting product announcements. -
Mssql extension for Visual Studio Code now has Object Explorer and IntelliCode
Today we’re introducing a new release for the mssql extension for Visual Studio Code which is now available! The mssql extension for Visual Studio Code is the official SQL Server extension that supports connections to SQL Server and rich editing experience for T-SQL in your favorite developer tool, Visual Studio Code. -
The October 2019 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today we’re announcing the October release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available.
