Microsoft shipped SQL Server Management Studio 22.7.0 on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in what the team called one of the bigger point releases in the 22.x cycle. Database developers who have spent years ...

Azure Data Studio (latest version) BCP and SQLCMD (latest version). If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin. If you don't already have an Azure SQL Database ...

A 34-vote social media poll showed 44.1 percent support for adding more database tooling options to Visual Studio, with 41.2 percent opposed and 14.7 percent choosing "Either way." Several responses ...

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

description Learn to design your first relational database in Azure SQL Database using the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. For the purpose of this tutorial, we are using Azure SQL Database.

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

One hero CONNECTS across the borderline. A new mode, “CONNECT iX (Speedrun),” has been added to Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. In CONNECT iX, players will control Copen from Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous ...

Enterprises need data, and data needs to be stored, with a flexible, portable environment that scales from developers’ laptops to global clouds. That storage also needs to be able to run on any OS and ...

Microsoft has announced that SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is now officially supported in the latest SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This release is quite important for ...

Microsoft has launched Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server on Windows in the US Government, Virginia region. The Redmond giant called this a "major first step". Microsoft has recently announced that Azure ...

We’re excited to announce a new migration capability in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration. This new capability, now generally available, is powered by Azure Database Migration ...