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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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AlwaysOn Availability Groups Now Support Internal Listeners on Azure Virtual Machines
We’re excited to announce that AlwaysOn Availability Groups now support Internal Listeners on Azure Virtual Machines. -
Available Now: Preview Release of the SQL Server PHP Driver
Today we are pleased to announce the availability of a community technology preview release of the SQL Server Driver for PHP! Download the preview driver today here. -
Microsoft announces major update to Azure SQL Database, adds free tier to Azure Machine Learning
This morning at the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Summit, we celebrated SQL Server 2014’s strong momentum and introduced new services that further expand Microsoft’s big data platform. -
The Ins and Outs of Azure Stream Analytics – Real-Time Event Processing
Yesterday at TechEd Europe 2014, Microsoft announced the preview of Azure Stream Analytics. -
The Ins and Outs of Azure Data Factory – Orchestration and Management of Diverse Data
Yesterday at TechEd Europe 2014, Microsoft announced the preview of Azure Data Factory. -
Microsoft Adds IoT Streaming Analytics, Data Production and Workflow Services to Azure
This blog post is authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of Machine Learning at Microsoft. -
PASS Summit: Networking, Onsite Activities & SQL Family
Just one week from now, PASS Summit will bring together the #SQLFamily in Seattle for the best week of SQL Server and BI learning and networking on the calendar, Nov. -
How to Hadoop: 4 Resources to Learn and Try Cloud Big Data
Are you curious about how to begin working with big data using Hadoop? Perhaps you know you should be looking into big data analytics to power your business, but you’re not quite sure about the various big data technologies available to you, or you need a tutorial to get started. -
Cloudera Selects Azure as a Preferred Cloud Platform
We are working to make Azure the best cloud platform for big data, including Apache Hadoop. -
Expanding the Availability and Deployment of Hadoop Solutions on Microsoft Azure
Author: Shaun ConnollyVP Corporate Strategy – Hortonworks Data growth threatens to overwhelm existing systems and bring those systems to their knees. -
The ins and outs of Apache Storm – real-time processing for Hadoop
Yesterday at Strata + Hadoop World, Microsoft announced the preview of Apache Storm clusters on Azure HDInsight. -
Microsoft announces real-time analytics in Hadoop and new ML capabilities in Marketplace
This morning at Strata + Hadoop World, Microsoft announced the preview of Apache Storm clusters inside HDInsight as well as new machine learning capabilities in the Azure Marketplace.
