Azure Synapse Analytics - Microsoft SQL Server Blog

Best Practices May 14, 2018 1 min read

We have released our second major update for mssql-cli since our public preview announcement in December.

Announcements June 4, 2018 1 min read

Microsoft is pleased to announce that the Analytics Platform System (APS) appliance update 7 (AU7) is now generally available.

Updates March 4, 2019 2 min read

Companies today are faced with the trade-off of the security of having an on-premises solution and the convenience of moving their data to the cloud.

Updates November 7, 2019 2 min read

At Microsoft Ignite 2019, we announced Azure Synapse Analytics, a major evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

Events November 19, 2020 1 min read

Data Platform Virtual Summit 2020 (DPS 2020) is just a couple of weeks away.

Best Practices September 22, 2022 3 min read

Azure Synapse Link for SQL provides an automated way to extract data from source operational systems without having to build custom ETL processes.

Announcements November 16, 2022 7 min read

Announcing the general availability of SQL Server 2022, with continued innovation across performance, security, and availability.

Announcements January 25, 2023 5 min read

A new release of Azure Data Studio to share—introducing 1.

Updates July 3, 2024 4 min read

In July 2024, SQL Server Stretch Database will be discontinued for SQL Server 2022, 2019, and 2017.

Announcements March 18 11 min read

Welcome to the third annual FabCon and our first ever SQLCon here in Atlanta, Georgia.

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