Modernize your SQL Server at the PASS Summit 2018
Each year thousands of data professionals make the annual visit to Seattle, Washington for the Professional Association for SQL Server Summit.
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SQL Server 2017
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DBA essentials—SQL Server 2017 security, performance tuning, and more—inside out
Whether you’re an experienced DBA with multiple certifications or just starting on your SQL Server DBA journey, you face challenges constantly for putting your organization’s data to work. -
The October release of Azure Data Studio is now available
We are excited to announce the October release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. -
The January release of Azure Data Studio
We are excited to announce the January release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. -
Test the latest features with SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition
Are you curious how new capabilities in SQL Server will impact your applications? Download and test SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition, a full-featured free edition, licensed for use as a development and test database in a non-production environment. -
Three reasons to choose Microsoft for your hybrid data platform
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. -
The Cloud Database Administrator—Tech success at scale
As a database administrator (DBA), I’ve always known what the role involved. -
Automated machine learning from SQL Server with Azure Machine Learning
This post was co-authored by Jeff Shepherd, Deepak Mukunthu, and Vijay Aski. -
The April release of Azure Data Studio is now available
We are excited to announce the April release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. -
SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 2.5 is now available
We’re excited to announce the monthly release of SQL Server 2019 community technology preview (CTP) 2. -
SQL Server 2017 achieves top TPC benchmarks for OLTP and DW on Linux and Windows
Once again, SQL Server 2017 has led the pack with three new TPC benchmarks published in April 2019, ranking SQL Server 2017 as the fastest database for online transaction processing (OLTP) and data warehouse (DW) workloads on Windows and Linux. -
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.1 is now generally available
We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.
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