Microsoft SQL Server Blog
SQL Server 2016 end of support is here: Plan your next steps
See what changes as SQL Server 2016 reaches end of support.
Advancing agentic AI with Microsoft databases across a unified data estate
Built on a consistent Microsoft SQL foundation from on premises to the cloud, Azure SQL brings AI capabilities directly into your database experience.
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Determining Data Platform Value: Leveraging the asset of an expert community
As discussed in the previous blog in this series, an Ernst and Young study, CFO-CIO: a growing collaboration, finds that “To succeed, organizations must make bold technology investment decisions that are driven by corporate strategy. -
2015 PASS Summit Haiku Contest Rules
Twitter contest time! Need a ticket to PASS Summit 2015? Tell us why you deserve a free pass in 140 characters in the form of a HAIKU. -
Top 10 reasons to upgrade from SQL Server 2005
April 12, 2016, is an important date for organizations still running SQL Server 2005. -
Determining Data Platform Value: A Combination of Strategy, Finance, and Technology
According to a recent Ernst and Young study, CFO-CIO: a growing collaboration, in the past three years, 71 percent of CFOs have increased their involvement in IT purchasing decisions. -
Introducing: SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.4
The SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2. -
SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.4 is available
Updated on 10/12/15 The SQL Server engineering team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SQL Server 2016 September public preview release CTP 2. -
Microsoft expands Azure Data Lake to unleash big data productivity
By T. K. “Ranga” Rengarajan, corporate vice president, Data Platform In July of this year, Satya Nadella shared our broad vision for big data and analytics when he announced Cortana Analytics. -
Avoiding technical debtor’s prison with the right data platform
“Technical debtor’s prison” is a term I recently came across in a Forrester Research report, “CIOs’ Top Five Career-Ending Digital Transformation Challenges” by Bobby Cameron with Peter Burris, Rachael Klehm, and Rachel Birrell. -
Capturing the $1.6 trillion data dividend
Knowing your data means knowing your business. Your data platform is what gains you that knowledge. -
Download the new JDBC 4.2 for SQL Server Driver
We are pleased to announce availability of the Microsoft JDBC 4. -
Introducing: SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.3
The SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2. -
SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.3 is available
The SQL Server engineering team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SQL Server 2016 August monthly public preview release CTP 2.
