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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 Server 2014: A Closer Look
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 was announced by Quentin Clark during the Microsoft TechEd 2013 keynote. -
TechEd North America 2013 Editor’s Choice: SQL Server
It’s a great start to the premiere North American event of the year for IT Pros and enterprise developers and in addition to the post and video on the new Microsoft Cloud OS YouTube channel from Microsoft Server and Tools President Satya Nadella discussing “The Enterprise Era”. -
SQL Server 2014: Unlocking Real-Time Insights
Today at TechEd North America we announced a wave of products and services that will help customers embrace the “enterprise cloud era. -
Get Ready for TechEd North America 2013
TechEd North America takes place next week, June 3rd – 6th in New Orleans, Louisiana. -
Play on Twitter to Enter the Daily SQL Server Answer & Question Challenge and Sweepstakes
How much do you know about SQL Server, really? Test your knowledge and play our daily SQL Server A & Q Challenge on Twitter to find out and earn a chance to win a PowerStick (ARV $75)! To kick off the festivities for TechEd North America next week, we’ve got a fun new game and […] -
Self-Service BI with the Microsoft Data Explorer Preview for Excel 2013: 5 Reasons to Get Started Right Away
Using a variety of data sources has been a daunting task for mere mortals. -
Now Available: HDP for Windows from Hortonworks
Today Hortonworks announced the general availability of Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) for Windows, the industry’s first 100 percent Open Source Apache Hadoop-based distribution for Windows. -
Microsoft Invites You to Join the Cloud Conversation!
The 3rd Annual Future of Cloud Computing Survey has just been launched by North Bridge and GigaOM Research. -
Companies Improve their Bottom Line by Switching to Microsoft Big Data Technology
Here on the SQL Server Blog, we spend a lot of time talking about the features and technical “how to” behind our products. -
Leveraging Flash across the Microsoft SQL Server Stack
Guest blog post by @SamMarraccini of EMC Corporation. -
Viewing and Interacting with SSRS Reports on an iPad
This video demonstrates how to view a Reporting Services report on an Apple iPad that has Apple iOS 6 and Apple Safari. -
Insight Through Integration: SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse – PolyBase Demo
SQL Server 2012 PDW has a feature called PolyBase, that enables you to integrate Hadoop data with PDW data.
