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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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Special Data Barrier Agency (DBA) Agent Arkitektor Presents Mission: PASS Summit 2012
From xVelocity in-memory analytics and X-ray vision, to the ability to take on 1 million commands per second, I am Arkitektor, special agent of the Data Barrier Agency. -
Countdown to PASS Summit Series: The ’Don’t Miss This’ Guide to Summit 2012
With just a few days until the official start of PASS Summit 2012 in Seattle from November 6-9, 2012, the SQL Server team is hustling and bustling to put the finishing touches on the many activities that we are offering at the world’s largest and most intensive technical training conference for Microsoft SQL Server and […] -
Countdown to PASS Summit Series: Make it Happen at The Summit
It’s closer and closer we get to the official start of PASS Summit 2012, and our celebratory countdown continues! Today, we have more advice for you on what you need to get out of PASS Summit from SQL Server community members Rob Farley and John Sansom. -
Countdown to PASS Summit Series: A Network of Experience & More to Bring Home
We can feel the excitement building as the Summit approaches! Here today, to help us with the final countdown and to get you ready for the rewarding week ahead are two of our SQL Server MVPs, Chris Shaw and Steve Novoselac, to share some wise words on what you can expect to get out of […] -
Countdown to PASS Summit Series: A Look Back at Customers Using the New Features of SQL Server 2012
The countdown continues and we are another day closer to the SQL Server community event of the year, PASS Summit 2012 in Seattle, Washington! With just 5 days left until the official start of the Summit, we are continuing with our special celebratory blog series and “A Look Back at Customers Using the New Features […] -
Countdown to PASS Summit Series: Q & A with Ross Mistry, Microsoft National MTC Director – Canada
With just six days left until the start of PASS Summit 2012, the excitement is building among SQL Server and BI professionals, and we’re staring our celebration early with a special series of blogs to countdown the six days left until PASS Summit! Check back here daily to read what we have in store for […] -
Strata-Hadoop World 2012 Recap
We just wrapped up a busy week at Strata-Hadoop World, one of the predominant Big Data conferences. -
PASS Summit MVP Guest Series: Inspiration for the Year Ahead
Each day “passes”, and it’s closer and closer we get to PASS Summit 2012. -
Simplifying Big Data for the Enterprise
Earlier this year we announced partnerships with key players in the Apache Hadoop community to ensure customers have all the necessary solutions to connect with, manage and analyze big data. -
PASS Summit MVP Guest Series: Bringing Home the Knowledge
PASS Summit 2012 is heading our way, and there is much to get excited about! Here is your chance to get a first-hand look at what PASS Summit is all about in this special series of guest posts from some of our industry experts and SQL Server MVPs. -
Another Chance! Round 2 of “Win a Ticket to PASS Summit 2012”
WINNER UPDATE: Thanks to all who participated in our photo caption contest – way to bow-WOW us with your snappy captions! However, a special two paws up goes to @forhakim for the winning caption: Step back from the database, or I will byte!” Congrats, Hakim! We’ll see you in Seattle, November 6th – 9th! Last […] -
Microsoft at Strata-Hadoop World 2012
Several months ago at Strata Santa Clara, we announced how we were working closely with key partners in the Big Data ecosystem to ensure that their solutions run on Microsoft’s Hadoop-based solutions.
