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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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Microsoft sessions at PASS Summit 2014
Got SQL Server 2005 running on Windows Server 2003? We have fantastic pre-con and general sessions to help you plan your upgrade and migration strategies. -
#SQLHaikusweeps – We have a winner!
Thank you for participating in our Twitter sweepstakes. -
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP4 are now available!
Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3 and SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4 . -
2014 PASS Summit Haiku Contest Rules
Contest time! Need a pass to PASS Summit? Tell us why with 140 characters in the form of a HAIKU. -
Using SSDs in Azure VMs to store SQL Server TempDB and Buffer Pool Extensions
A common practice on-premise to improve the performance of SQL Server workloads is storing TempDB and/or Buffer Pool Extensions (SQL Server 2014) on SSDs. -
3 reasons to get certified at PASS Summit 2014!
PASS Summit 2014 is right around the corner! Register by September 26th 2014 to take advantage of the PASS Summit discounted pricing. -
Microsoft Azure Offers HDInsight (Hadoop-as-a-service) to China
Microsoft today announced that Azure HDInsight is now available for all customers in China as a public preview, making it the first global cloud provider to have a publicly available cloud Hadoop offering in China. -
New Optimized OLTP and Data Warehousing SQL Server Images on Azure
Microsoft Azure continues to offer customers more reasons why Azure Virtual Machines are an ideal place to develop, test and run your SQL Server applications. -
New VM Images Optimized for Transactional and DW workloads in Azure VM Gallery
We are delighted to announce the release of new optimized SQL Server images in the Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Gallery. -
2014 winners: 24 Hours of PASS
Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter the contest #pass24hop Challenge! As always, we had a great time listening to such passionate community speakers. -
Azure SQL Database new service tiers now generally available
We are excited to announce that the new SQL Database service tiers, Basic, Standard, and Premium are now generally available. -
Announcing the PASS 24 HOP Challenge
Calling all data junkies! How smart are you? Want to get smarter? Play along with #pass24hop Challenge on Twitter starting at 5:00 AM PT Tuesday, September 9, 2014 to win a free Microsoft Exam Voucher! Simply watch 24 Hours of PASS and be the first to answer the question correctly.
