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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World’s Biggest SQL Server Event is Coming in 6 Days!
This post is by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of the Data Group at Microsoft. -
Free eBook: Using SQL Server 2016 for Data Science & Advanced Analytics
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SQL Server as a Machine Learning Model Management System
This post was authored by Rimma Nehme, Technical Assistant, Data Group Machine Learning Model Management If you are a data scientist, business analyst or a machine learning engineer, you need model management – a system that manages and orchestrates the entire lifecycle of your learning model. -
Developers: Don’t miss this PASS Summit pre-conference session
The new era of data driven and intelligent applications is here – powered by a robust data platform and a secure cloud infrastructure. -
SQL Server 2016 Express Edition in Windows containers
We are excited to announce the public availability of SQL Server 2016 Express Edition in Windows Containers! The image is now available on Docker Hub and the build scripts are hosted on our SQL Server Samples GitHub repository. -
1,000,000 predictions per second
This post is by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of the Data Group at Microsoft. -
PASS Summit 2016: world’s biggest SQL Server event
PASS Summit 2016 is community-driven event with three days of technical sessions, networking, and professional development. -
Windows Server 2016 and SQL Server 2016: Leveraging Hyper-V large-scale VM performance for in-memory transaction processing
This post was authored by Liang Yang, Principal Performance Engineer on the Hyper-V team and Jos de Bruijn, Senior Program Manager on the SQL Server team. -
SQL Server 2016 now supports Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct
With the upcoming general availability of Windows Server 2016, we are pleased to announce that Microsoft SQL Server 2016 will support deploying databases on the new Storage Spaces Direct feature of Windows Server 2016. -
Eight scenarios with Apache Spark on Azure that will transform any business
This post was authored by Rimma Nehme, Technical Assistant, Data Group. -
Five must-see speakers at the Microsoft Data Science Summit
The Microsoft Data Science Summit is filled with leading thinkers in big data, machine learning, AI, and open-source technologies. -
ODBC Driver 13.1 for SQL Server released
We are pleased to announce the full release of the Microsoft ODBC Driver 13.
