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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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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. -
Delivering AI with data: the next generation of the Microsoft data platform
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Data Group Leveraging intelligence out of the ever-increasing amounts of data can make the difference between being the next market disruptor or being relegated to the pages of history. -
Introducing Microsoft R Server 9.1 release
This post is authored by Nagesh Pabbisetty, Partner Director of Program Management at Microsoft Expert data scientists are adopting Advanced Analytics (AA) and Machine Learning (ML) at a rapid pace. -
SQL Server 2017 Community Technology Preview 2.0 now available
Microsoft is excited to announce a new preview for the next version of SQL Server! We disclosed a name for this next release, SQL Server 2017, today at the Microsoft Data Amp event. -
Top three capabilities to get excited about in the next version of SQL Server
We announced the first public preview of SQL Server v. -
Crossplatform Tools for SQL Server opened for community localization
This post was authored by Mona Nasr and Andy Gonzalez, Program Manager in C+E APEX Global Services In February 2017, we announced that the localization of Crossplatform Tools for SQL Server (mssql for Visual Studio Code and SQL Tools Service) is open for community contributions on GitHub. -
Five reasons to run SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 – No. 4: Reach insights faster by running analytics at the point of creation
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Five ways Microsoft helps you do amazing things with data in the cloud
Microsoft can help you do amazing things with your data in the cloud! Here are five examples to help you get started. -
Five reasons to run SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 – No. 3: database uptime and reliability
This is the third post in a five-part blog series.
