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Announcements November 15, 2017 6 min read

SQL Server 2017 Features Bring ‘Choice’ to Developers

Data is everywhere today: in the cloud, on premises, and everywhere in between, tied up in systems of nearly endless complexity.

News November 3, 2017 2 min read

Three years in a row – Microsoft is a leader in the ODBMS Magic Quadrant

We’re happy to report that Gartner has positioned Microsoft in the Leaders Quadrant in the 2017 Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems again this year.

Events November 1, 2017 5 min read

SQL Server 2017 and Azure Data Services – The ultimate hybrid data platform

This post was authored by Rohan Kumar, General Manager Database Systems Engineering.

Events October 30, 2017 2 min read

Top five reasons to join us for the PASS Summit 2017 Day 1 Keynote

PASS Summit 2017 takes place from November 1 to November 3, in Seattle, Washington at the Washington State Convention Center.

Best Practices October 30, 2017 3 min read

Modernize your applications across on-premise and cloud with the Microsoft Data Accelerator Program

Your customers are demanding the latest innovations in every solution you deliver.

Events October 23, 2017 1 min read

Ask the team that built SQL Server 2017 anything on October 25, 2017

Hi! We’re Travis Wright and Tobias Ternstrom from the Microsoft SQL Server engineering team and we along with other members of the team are hosting a Reddit Ask Me Anything session on /r/Database, Wednesday, October 25, 2017, from 10:00 am to 11:30am PDT.

Announcements October 10, 2017 2 min read

What’s new in SQL Server Management Studio 17.3

We are excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.

Events October 10, 2017 1 min read

Webinar: Get enterprise-grade features at open-source prices with SQL Server 2017 on Linux

IT pros now have the flexibility of running workloads across Windows, Linux, or a combination of both.

Announcements October 5, 2017 1 min read

SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4 is now available

The SQL Server team is excited to bring you the final service pack release for SQL Server 2012.

Best Practices October 2, 2017 4 min read

Analysis Services Innovations in SQL Server 2017

This post was authored by Christian Wade, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) enables IT professionals to build semantic models over large, integrated managed datasets for end-user consumption.

Announcements October 2, 2017 4 min read

SQL Server 2017 on Windows Linux and Docker is now generally available

This post was authored by Travis Wright, Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Engineering Today, October 2nd, we are excited to announce that SQL Server 2017 is generally available for purchase and download! The new release is available right now for evaluation or purchase through the Microsoft Store, and will be available to Volume Licensing customers later […]

Events September 29, 2017 1 min read

View on-demand: Microsoft Data Platform – SQL Server 2017 and Azure Data Services

Did we miss you at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando this year? That’s OK! You can still stream the Data General Session, Microsoft Data Platform – SQL Server 2017 and Azure Data Services on-demand.

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