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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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The July release of Azure Data Studio is now available
This post and release activities were co-authored by Vasu Bhog, an intern on the Azure Data Studio team. -
SQL Server 2019 on Windows containers now in Early Adopters Program
Starting with SQL Server 2017’s support for Linux and containers, Microsoft has been on a journey of platform and operating system choice. -
SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 3.1 is now available
We’re excited to announce the monthly release of SQL Server 2019 community technology preview (CTP) 3. -
Announcing native backup for SQL Server 2008 end of support in Azure
Update: Azure Backup support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 end of support is now generally available. -
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.1 is now generally available
We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18. -
The June release of Azure Data Studio is now available
We’re excited to announce the June release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. -
Advanced data security for SQL Server is coming to Azure Virtual Machines
This post was written by Michael Makhlevich Our customers have asked for this and we’ve been listening – advanced data security is now available for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines! Using just a few simple steps, you can now protect your SQL Server installations on Azure VMs with Microsoft’s advanced data security capabilities. -
SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 3.0 is now available
We’re excited to announce the monthly release of SQL Server 2019 community technology preview (CTP) 3. -
A SQL Server tale of two cities
No one disputes that data is critical to the lifeblood of business, applications, and the computer industry. -
SQL Server 2017 achieves top TPC benchmarks for OLTP and DW on Linux and Windows
Once again, SQL Server 2017 has led the pack with three new TPC benchmarks published in April 2019, ranking SQL Server 2017 as the fastest database for online transaction processing (OLTP) and data warehouse (DW) workloads on Windows and Linux. -
#SQLDataWins is back!
You love data. You love the way it helps you and your organization make better decisions. -
The May release of Azure Data Studio is now available
We’re excited to announce the May release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available.
