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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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PASS Summit MVP Guest Series: What’s Your Hook?
With PASS Summit 2012 on the horizon, we here at Microsoft are getting amped for all the great things in store for the SQL Server community at this world-renowned conference! There are, in fact, so many things to get excited about that it’s difficult to name just a few. -
Accelerating Data Warehouse Deployments on SQL Server 2012
In order to address the data warehouse needs of mid-market customers, we have been working in close collaboration with Dell to develop “turnkey” data warehouse appliances. -
Thanks for the Tweets! Congrats to the #Winner of the Tweet Challenge!
Way to wow us with your tweets, SQL Server community! It was a tough call for us, but after checking out all the great responses to the Tweet for a Ticket to PASS Summit 2012 Challenge, we finally settled on a winner – congratulations to @GarethSwan, who told us that “Winning a ticket to PASS […] -
Take Advantage of New SQL Database Reference Application
We are happy to announce the availability of StockTrader 6, a new end-to-end reference application for Windows Azure and Windows Azure SQL Database. -
Guess What’s Back? Tweet for a Ticket to PASS Summit 2012
For SQL Server professionals and enthusiasts alike, the place to be next month is PASS Summit 2012. -
Is Big Data for Everyone?
Big Data is generating a lot of interest, but the barriers to entry prevent a broader base of users from unlocking its potential. -
Microsoft Wants Your Feedback on SQL Server 2012!
Do you use SQL Server 2012? What features do you like? What could be improved? Would you recommend it to others? Let everyone know what you think on our new Customer Reviews page. -
Financial Services Companies Rely on SQL Server 2012 to Deliver the New Standard in Mission Critical Platforms
In spite of the old adage about “keeping a banker’s hours,” the reality of today’s digital world demands that financial services institutions are available 24/7. -
SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP4 Now Available
In late July, we released SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP3, the first public Community Technology Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1, which contained compatibility features for SQL Server 2012 to support self-service BI capabilities in Office and SharePoint 2013 Preview. -
EMC Guest Blog Post: Industry Leading Auction Website Sees Gains in Performance and Scalability with EMC And SQL Server
If you have ever gone online to bid on a collectible item for sale, there’s a good chance you were using Heritage Auctions to bid on that item. -
TPC-E – Raising the Bar in OLTP Performance
Blog Author: Charles Levine, Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Performance Engineering Maximizing SQL Server’s performance and scalability is a complex engineering challenge. -
Final “Be The Next Microsoft Employee” Episode Recap
It has been a fun ride for the Microsoft Reality show “Be the Next Microsoft Employee,” and it’s hard to believe that the final challenge is here and the show concluded today! As you no doubt have been following the show, you can recall that last week Microsoft Judge Buck Woody dropped in unexpectedly on […]
