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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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Join us on Nov 16 for a Free Virtual Seminar Focused on Next-Generation Data Warehousing Appliance Architectures
As budgets languish, data growth balloons and business demand intensifies, BI and data warehousing professionals are under immense pressure to squeeze every last dollar of value from existing investments, while providing 24/7 access to mission-critical business information. -
Leverage your Oracle DBA skills on Microsoft SQL Server 2008
A couple of months ago we mentioned an upcoming book entitled “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration for Oracle DBAs” which is aimed at experienced Oracle DBAs that want to use their existing Oracle knowledge as a springboard to learning SQL Server. -
Announcing an updated version of PowerPivot for Excel
Today, Microsoft is announcing the launch of Windows Azure Marketplace (formerly codenamed “Dallas”). -
HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SQL SERVER!!!
Greetings to the SQL Server community : Last year in October 2009, we introduced the process of interacting on a regular basis with the developers and users in the form of surveys. -
CIOs share insight on best practices and challenges in today’s enterprise environment
This week, Microsoft launched a new tool for information on mission critical applications called Today’s Enterprise. -
Get ready for the 2010 PASS Summit (Nov. 8-11 in Seattle)
Excitement for the 2010 PASS Summit is building on the SQL Server Team as we prepare for big announcements, upwards of 50 Microsoft-led sessions and seeing our fellow SQL peers at the event. -
SQL Server 2008 SP2 is available for download today!
Microsoft is pleased to announce the availability of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2. -
New Features in SQL Azure
Written by Zane Adam from the SQL Azure Team As part of our continued commitment to provide regular and frequent updates to SQL Azure, I am pleased to announce Service Update 4 (SU4). -
SQL Server for the Oracle DBA – Free DVDs at OpenWorld
At the COLLABORATE Oracle user group conference back in April, we had a number of Oracle DBAs and developers ask us about SQL Server training resources. -
Microsoft announces SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL
Migrate from MySQL to SQL Azure or SQL Server with ease! Microsoft announced today the release of the first version of SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for MySQL! Along with this release, Microsoft refreshed the existing SSMA family of products for Oracle, Sybase and Access with the latest v4. -
Microsoft Services Launches New Offerings for Mission Critical Customers
Customers running mission critical solutions have asked Microsoft to provide higher levels of service and support for their environments, given the potential negative impact to their business if an incident or outage occurs to their mission critical solution. -
Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server 2.0 released!!
Microsoft is announcing an important interoperability milestone: the release of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server 2.
