Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.In the face of changing market conditions and pressure to accelerate growth, the ability for customers to do more with less is critical. And while the cloud has long been the north star for ... continue reading

Customers who are running their SQL Server workloads using SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and Azure SQL Managed Instance are now eligible for new high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) benefits. These are in addition to existing HA/DR ... continue reading

Part of theSQL Server 2022 blog series.We are excited to announce general availability (GA) of the link feature for Managed Instance for SQL Server 2022the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet. We are also excited to announce a limited ... continue reading

SQL Server 2022, UpdatesPart of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.DOP inefficiencies are a constant challenge; Current DOP methods are inefficientThe degree of parallelism (DOP) with which a query is executed can greatly impact its performance. Any time a query is ... continue reading

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase, and with it the capability to query data where it lives, virtualize data, and use REST APIs. REST APIs enable SQL Server to be ... continue reading

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022 that grants the user the capability to back up or restore their databases using S3-compatible ... continue reading

Near-real-time analytics for transactional workloadsPart of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.Traditionally, data to serve analytical systems have been extracted from operational data stores using custom-built extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes. These processes are often long-running, exert pressure on the source ... continue reading

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.SQL Server 2022 introduces a handful of new members to the growing Intelligent Query Processing (IQP) family. These additions range from expanding and improving various query performance feedback mechanisms to adding two new featuresparameter ... continue reading

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features in SQL Server for troubleshooting performance and improving the stability of your database workloads, and we have continued to make investments in this ... continue reading

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.SQL Server 2022 introduces the new SQL Server 2022 Reporting Services (SSRS).OverviewAt Microsoft, we understand the power of technology, and that is why we continue to innovate, create, and design in a way that gives ... continue reading