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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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New SQL Server 2008 R2 Ebook
From the Microsoft Learning Team: Our purpose in Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is to point out both the new and the improved in the latest version of SQL Server. -
SQL Server Magazine Conference Inside Scoop
What’s the weather like in Las Vegas? Who knows?! The place to be is inside the Bellagio Hotel and Casino where the SQL Server Magazine conference is taking place. -
Donald Farmer ‘Twitterview’ with SQL Server Magazine
Attention SQL Server enthusiasts: mark your calendar for April 14, 9:30 AM PDT. -
Microsoft ships the final Technology Preview for SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse
Today, Microsoft shipped the final Technology Preview of SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse and announced the Technology Adoption Program (TAP). -
SQL Server 2008 R2 Launch Tour Kicking Off at PASS European Conference 2010
Donald Farmer—one of the best-known thinkers on the Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence team—will head up the launch of the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Community Tour and dig into the new release at a special full-day Microsoft R2 Launch Event at PASS European Conference 2010 in Neuss, Germany, April 21-23. -
SQL Server JDBC Planning Survey
Dear SQL Server developers and users, The Microsoft SQL Server JDBC team is beginning to think of future JDBC driver releases. -
Tom Casey Chats with SQL Server Magazine
Mr. Tom Casey is featured on the April 2010 cover of SQL Server magazine. -
Thirsty for more Microsoft Codename “Dallas” Info?
A couple weeks back, our SQL Server Sequence question of the week was “Microsoft code name ‘Dallas,’ what kind of data does it allow me to access and combine with my own data for rich analysis and reporting?” Maybe you got the answer right. -
New Data Visualizations in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2
Sean Boon from the Reporting Services team here. In the spirit of last week’s SQL Server Sequence question about Reporting Services 2008 R2. -
Do You Know Your Data? Test Yourself with the SQL Server Sequence
The SQL Server Sequence has concluded. Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner, Nikolas Allen! In anticipation of the SQL Server R2 launch, we held a contest to test your knowledge of SQL Server and give away some great prizes in the process. -
Terms and Conditions
MICROSOFT SQL SERVER SEQUENCE CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES COMMON TERMS USED IN THESE RULES: These are the official rules that govern how the Microsoft SQL Server Sequence contest promotion will operate (“Contest”). -
TDWI is back!
TDWI World Conference in Las Vegas is off to a great start.
