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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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“Modernizing” Your Data Warehouse with Microsoft
Data warehousing technology began as a framework to better manage, understand, and capitalize on data generated by the business, and it worked extremely well for many years. -
SQL Server 2014 releases April 1
SQL Server 2014, Microsoft’s cloud first data platform, released to manufacturing today Today, Quentin Clark, corporate vice president of the Data Platform Group, announced that SQL Server 2014, the foundation of Microsoft’s cloud-first data platform, is released to manufacturing and will be generally available on April 1. -
The New and Improved Cardinality Estimator in SQL Server 2014
One area where a lot of development work went into SQL Server 2014 is the area of query optimization where a crucial component got re-written in order to improve query access and predictability. -
Microsoft Brings Innovations From SQL Server To Hadoop With Stinger
Over the last two years, Microsoft has been sharing our progress in Big Data by working to bring Hadoop to the masses through the simplicity and manageability of Windows and Azure. -
Innovation and the Data Platform Continuum
All of us who work in technology-related fields have experienced disruptions that seem to change everything, and figuring out how to manage through the transition can mean the survival or demise of an enterprise. -
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Transform Healthcare Using Big Data Solution to Provide Faster Access to Information
Since the launch of the Windows Azure HDInsight Service we’ve seen many companies using Big Data solutions based on HDInsight to gain benefits from analyzing unstructured data within their organization – a good summary of some of these organizations was recently showcased by CIO Magazine. -
AMD Improves Operational Agility with SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence Solution
AMD, a leading designer and integrator of technology that powers millions of intelligent devices, needed better tools for monitoring manufacturing processes and other business operations. -
Top 3 Features I’m Excited About in SQL Server 2014
Guest blog post by: SQL Server MVP Adam Jorgensen – PASS Executive Vice President, Finance & Governance, and President of Pragmatic Works – has been leading innovative SQL Server and Business Intelligence organizations for over a decade. -
Data Visualizations
A couple of weeks back was a really exciting time for us. -
Using Natively Compiled Stored Procedures in SQL Server 2014
The new In-Memory OLTP feature in SQL Server 2014 greatly optimizes the performance of certain OLTP applications. -
Data-intensive Applications in the Cloud Computing World
Building data-intensive applications in emerging cloud computing environments is fundamentally different and more exciting. -
New Article: Application Patterns and Development Strategies for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
We are very happy to announce that a new guidance for SQL Server in Windows Azure Infrastructures Services is now available online.
