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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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Denny Cherry Guest Post: Get Ready for PASS Summit 2012
Guest Blog Post by: Denny Cherry, MVP and Independent Consultant (www. -
Save 50% on New & Top SQL Server Ebooks
Happy Friday! We have a great opportunity for the SQL Server Community from Microsoft Press. -
What’s Happening This Week on the “Be the Next Microsoft Employee” Contest
This week’s Be the Next Microsoft Employee focused on the pitfalls many SQL professionals face when they try and balance technical issues with the business side of the equation. -
Thai law enforcement optimizes investigations with Microsoft big data solution
If you’ve been watching Be the Next Microsoft Employee along with us, you probably know about the real-world filter on the competition’s challenges – a metric that ensures that competitors are solving the same issues that companies face. -
Guest Blog Post: Be the Next contestants tackle SQL Server Security – but do they pass the test?
Guest Blog Authors: Buck Woody, Senior Technical Professional, Windows Azure and Cloud Computing at Microsoft boB Taylor, Principal Content Publishing Manager MCSM at Microsoft When we put our heads together to figure out the challenges for the reality show Be the Next Microsoft Employee, we had a few requirements that we used as a filter: […] -
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Now Available
As part of our commitment to delivering and supporting high-quality software to our customers, Microsoft is pleased to announce SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2. -
New reality show starring SQL Server
If you haven’t already heard, the Microsoft reality show Be the Next Microsoft Employee kicks off today! We think it’s going to be a great show, but if you don’t believe us, just ask Thomas LaRock, who says the show is “a cross between the first season of the Bachelor and the first season of […] -
SQL Server 2012 Delivers Unparalleled Performance for Telecommunication Companies
The team here at Microsoft designed SQL Server 2012 to be chock-full of technologies that deliver a major leap forward in performance and include a suite of tools that help make performance more consistent and predictable. -
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012: SQL Server Partner of the Year Awards
Every year at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft announces its Partner of the Year Awards. -
Microsoft and Dell Release Mid-Market Data Warehouse Appliance
The world of data is changing with businesses facing an explosion in information volumes and the need to mine different data sources and data types. -
Join the SQL Server Team at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012
For those planning to attend the Microsoft World Partner Conference in Toronto next week, this provides an overview of the key SQL Server-related keynotes and sessions at this important event. -
The Fantastic 12 of 2012: Behind the Scenes of Creating “Extend Any Data, Anywhere”
The Fantastic 12 of 2012 contest is over, but we have one last episode for you! In this last chapter, we interview Sudhesh Suresh, Senior Program Manager on the SQL Team.
