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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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SQL PowerShell: July 2016 update
This post was authored by Ayo Olubeko, Program Manager, Data Developer Group. -
SQL Server 2016: Broader access, better reporting, faster analytics
We want to make it easier for businesses to use their data. -
Microsoft SQL Server Tooling team hosts Ask Me Anything session
This post was authored by Vin Yu, Program Manager, Data Platform. -
Powering mission-critical performance with SQL Server 2016
Data has become the lifeblood of the enterprise. It’s the foundation for keen insight and effective decisions that lead to business growth. -
Check out the SQL Server sessions we’ve planned for Microsoft Ignite
What do you want to learn at Microsoft Ignite 2016? Do you want to learn how to accelerate SQL Server 2016 to the max? Get practical techniques for database management? Strengthen your defenses against hackers? Discuss real-world questions with product experts, in person? Challenge your strategic thinking? Perfect. -
WideWorldImporters: The new SQL Server sample database
This post was authored by Jos de Bruijn, Senior Program Manager, SQL Server. -
Get a head start on SQL Server 2016 with this how-to guide
For the past several months we’ve been talking about the advances in SQL Server 2016. -
Microsoft announces major commitment to Apache Spark
This post was authored by Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director of Data Platform Marketing. -
SQL Server 2016 is generally available today
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Data Group, Microsoft. -
Get ready, SQL Server 2016 coming on June 1st
This post was authored by Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director of Data Platform Marketing. -
SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 3 now available
We are excited to announce that our fourth and final SQL Server 2016 release candidate, SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate (RC) 3, is now available for download. -
Keep data virtually forever with Stretch Database in SQL Server 2016
This post was authored by Joe Yong, Sr. Program Manager, SQL Server.
