Azure SQL Database typically receives new features ahead of SQL Server, which allows Microsoft to see how these features operate in the wild and to understand how widely they are being used.

As the graphic below shows, the popularity of Azure SQL Database has skyrocketed over the past year, while plain old Microsoft SQL Server has stayed relatively flat over the years while decreasing ...

SQL Server 2022: Here’s what you need to know Your email has been sent TIOBE Index: Top 10 Most Popular Programming ... more tools and integration with Azure services for backup or analytics ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure ...

The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing model. Besides releasing SQL Server 2022 this week, Microsoft also announced ...

Back in November 2024, Microsoft announced the private preview of SQL Server 2025, the successor to the popular SQL Server ... including Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Ollama, and more.

I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article. These will allow you to query your Azure SQL database. You will need: Microsoft System CLR Types for Microsoft SQL Server ...