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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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Azure Data Studio July Release with VS Code Updates
Azure Data Studio (ADS) is and has always been focused on building out its own ecosystem of extensions and customized tabs for handling databases. -
Improve scalability with system page latch concurrency enhancements in SQL Server 2022
Over the past several SQL Server releases, Microsoft has improved the concurrency and performance of the tempdb database. -
SQL Server 2012 reaches end of support and Microsoft is here to help
The Azure Migration and Modernization Program provides assistance with planning and carrying out your journey to the cloud. -
Improve scalability with Buffer Pool Parallel Scan in SQL Server 2022
Buffer Pool Parallel Scan is a new feature in SQL Server 2022 that improves the scalability of several common scenarios in SQL Server. -
Introducing the SQL Server 2022 blog series
In our upcoming SQL Server 2022 blog series, you will learn about new innovation, discover best practices, and gain product insights. -
What’s new with SQL Tools
In this Azure Data Studio release, backup and restore to URL was introduced for Managed Instance. -
Recapping recent updates to client tools in SQL Server
As a follow-up to Microsoft Build at the end of May, we thought it was a good time to highlight recent updates for client tools. -
Announcing SQL Server 2022 public preview: Azure-enabled with continued performance and security innovation
Today, we are excited to announce the public preview of SQL Server 2022. -
Amplify your database development experience with Azure Data Studio
We are excited to bring new and exciting updates to Azure Data Studio. -
Move end-of-support SQL Server 2012 to Azure Virtual Machines and save
The end of support for SQL Server 2012 is rapidly approaching on July 12, 2022. -
Introducing new and improved updates to SQL tools on Azure
In this post, we’ll recap the updates to SQL tools over the past few months, including the recent releases of Azure Data Studio and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). -
The path forward for SQL Server analytics
Today, we are announcing changes to SQL Server analytics.
