Microsoft SQL Server Blog
FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform
Welcome to the third annual FabCon and our first ever SQLCon here in Atlanta, Georgia.
How the Microsoft SQL team is investing in SQL tools and experiences
Microsoft is modernizing SQL tools with AI, SSMS, Visual Studio Code, and DevOps features to boost productivity and future-proof development.
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SQL Server Command Line Tools for macOS released
This post was authored by Meet Bhagdev, Program Manager, Microsoft We are delighted to share the production-ready release of the SQL Server Command Line Tools (sqlcmd and bcp) on macOS El Capitan and Sierra. -
Five reasons to run SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 – No. 5: Consistent data environment across hybrid cloud environments
Have you ever seen a tree that simultaneously bears completely different species of fruit? It’s a real thing: apples, plums, oranges, lemons, and peaches all growing on the same tree. -
ODBC Driver 13.1 for macOS released
This post was authored by Meet Bhagdev, Program Manager, Microsoft Hi, all. -
Extend your app to support SQL Server 2017 on Linux
This post was authored by Vin Yu, Program Manager, SQL Engineering Microsoft recently announced Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2. -
Serving AI with data: A summary of Build 2017 data innovations
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Data Group This week at the annual Microsoft Build conference, we are discussing how, more than ever, organizations are relying on developers to create breakthrough experiences. -
Announcing Power BI Report Server
This post was authored by the Power BI Team Today Microsoft announced Power BI Premium — a capacity-based licensing model that increases flexibility for how users access, share and distribute content in Power BI. -
A Stand Out Performance by KillaDBA
This post was authored by Nikki Thomas Two weeks ago, we welcomed special guest performer Homer McEwen (aka KillaDBA) to SQL Saturday. -
SQL Server community-driven enhancements in SQL Server 2017
This post was authored by the SQL Server Tiger Team Although SQL Server 2016 runs faster, SQL Server 2017 promises to run even faster and empower customers to run smarter with intelligent database features like the ability to run advanced analytics using Python in a parallelized and highly scalable way, the ability to store and […] -
Get to cloud faster with a new database migration service private preview
Last week at the Microsoft Data Amp online event, Microsoft announced a private preview for a new database migration service that will streamline the process for migrating on-premises databases to Azure. -
Graph Data Processing with SQL Server 2017 and Azure SQL Database
SQL Server is trusted by many customers for enterprise-grade, mission-critical workloads that store and process large volumes of data. -
Resumable Online Index Rebuild is in public preview for SQL Server 2017 CTP 2.0
We are delighted to announce that Resumable Online Index Rebuild is now available for public preview in the SQL Server vNext 2017 CTP 2. -
Python in SQL Server 2017: enhanced in-database machine learning
We are excited to share the preview release of in-database analytics and machine learning with Python in SQL Server.
