In case you missed it: here is a summary of Azure SQL announcements for February 2025: Retirement of Azure Data Studio: ADS will remain supported until February 28, 2026, giving developers ample time to transition. This decision aligns with our commitment to simplifying SQL development by consolidating efforts on Visual Studio Code (VS Code) with…
Mainstream support for Microsoft SQL Server 2019 will end on February 28, 2025. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide new features, functionalities, or general fixes for this version. However, extended support for SQL Server 2019 will continue until January 8, 2030; More information here. Here are the most…
Overview of Recent SQL Server Management Studio Updates Hello Team, I wanted to share some updates from the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) team, as highlighted in three recent blog posts. These updates bring new capabilities to SSMS, which I believe will be beneficial for ongoing and future projects. SSMS…
Decision Guide for Selecting an Analytical Data Store in Microsoft Fabric Microsoft Fabric is a comprehensive analytics platform that integrates various data stores, including SQL Databases, Data Warehouses, Lakehouses, and Eventhouses. Each data store is designed to handle specific types of analytical workloads, making it essential to understand their unique…
New Features: Optimized Locking I hope everyone has a great holiday season. I am excited to share some insights from a recent article on the Microsoft Tech Community blog about a feature in Azure SQL Database that will also be introduced in SQL Server 2025: Optimized Locking. Optimized locking is…
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 2 released Highlights SSMS 21 Preview 2 was released yesterday, December 10th! Preview 2 can be downloaded from https://aka.ms/ssms/21/preview/vs_ssms.exe What’s in Preview 2 Added support for multi-tenant scenario in authentication control Completed dark theme support for SQL results tabs and results grid header Initial…
Key Features Comparison: Azure SQL Database vs. SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric Recently, Microsoft announced the Public Preview of SQL database in Microsoft Fabric. Many have asked what the key differences and similarities between Azure SQL Database and the SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric? For a detailed comparison, you can…
Announcing Microsoft SQL Server 2025 and SSMS 21. Microsoft SQL Server 2025, now in preview, is an enterprise AI-ready database from ground to cloud that tackles these challenges by bringing AI to customers’ data. This release continues SQL Server’s three decades of innovation in performance and security, adding new AI capabilities….
Announcing SQL database in Microsoft Fabric Public Preview Introducing SQL database in Microsoft Fabric, now available in public preview. This new feature allows users to mirror their existing Azure SQL databases directly into Fabric’s OneLake. This integration aims to simplify data management by avoiding complex ETL processes and enabling near-real-time…
SQL Server Security Updates Newsletter October/November November 2024 Security Update of SQL Server 2022 RTM CU16 KB Article: KB5048033 Security Update of SQL Server 2022 RTM GDR KB Article: KB5046861 Security Update of SQL Server 2019 RTM CU KB Article: KB5046860 Security Update of SQL Server 2019 RTM GDR KB Article: KB5046859 Security…