FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform
Welcome to the third annual FabCon and our first ever SQLCon here in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Accelerating SQL Server 2025 momentum: Announcing the first release candidate
We are moving toward general availability of SQL Server 2025 and focusing on delivering enhanced stability, performance, and product improvements. -
Announcing the retirement of SQL Server Stretch Database
In July 2024, SQL Server Stretch Database will be discontinued for SQL Server 2022, 2019, and 2017. -
Serving AI with data: A summary of Build 2017 data innovations
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Data Group This week at the annual Microsoft Build conference, we are discussing how, more than ever, organizations are relying on developers to create breakthrough experiences. -
Delivering AI with data: the next generation of the Microsoft data platform
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Data Group Leveraging intelligence out of the ever-increasing amounts of data can make the difference between being the next market disruptor or being relegated to the pages of history. -
Five ways Microsoft helps you do amazing things with data in the cloud
Microsoft can help you do amazing things with your data in the cloud! Here are five examples to help you get started. -
Announcing the Next Generation of Databases and Data Lakes from Microsoft
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of the Microsoft Data Group. -
Eight scenarios with Apache Spark on Azure that will transform any business
This post was authored by Rimma Nehme, Technical Assistant, Data Group. -
SQL Server 2016: Everything built-in
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of the Data Group at Microsoft. -
Microsoft expands Azure Data Lake to unleash big data productivity
By T. K. “Ranga” Rengarajan, corporate vice president, Data Platform In July of this year, Satya Nadella shared our broad vision for big data and analytics when he announced Cortana Analytics. -
MapR-based Hadoop Clusters Coming to the Azure Marketplace
Microsoft is committed to continuous innovation to make Azure the best cloud platform for running hyper-scale big data projects. -
Microsoft Announces Azure SQL Database elastic database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Data Lake
In this mobile-first, cloud-first world, we’re creating and consuming data through new devices and services – and developers are building applications and analytics solutions at a rapid pace to take advantage of the new forms, types and sizes of data.
Explore SQL Server 2025
Accelerate your AI application’s time to market by harnessing the power of your data and the built-in AI capabilities of SQL Server 2025, the enterprise database with best-in-class security, performance, and availability.
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