Read the 2023 recap of all the Azure SQL and SQL Server news or catch the live episode! If you missed the episode, you can find them all at https://aka.ms/AzureSQLYT. This one also features a special Ask Me Anything with product group members and was streamed LIVE (at https://sqlpasslive ) and in person from PASS Data Community Summit.
You can read this blog to get all the updates and references mentioned in the show (including the awesome speakers we had on). Since we did things a little differently this month, here’s the special December update which contains the year in review (i.e., all the big updates this year):
SQL Server on Azure VMs
Azure SQL Managed Instance
The Azure SQL Managed Instance team published a blog with all the updates for you to review in one place – check it out at https://aka.ms/sqlminov23.
Azure SQL Database
SQL Server on Linux/Containers
Updates across Azure SQL
Security
- Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
Migrations
Arc-enabled SQL Server
*Public Preview
**Private Preview
***Announced so recently that I don’t yet have links, check the blog this week for more details, and I will update here in-place in December.
Tools
Where would we be without all our tools and experiences! Across our suite, we have released all sorts of new capabilities that I cannot wait for you to try out (if you haven’t already). The best way to stay up to date is with the release notes. Not including all of them, but a few to get you started. Find us on GitHub, social media, or the Azure Ideas forum to give us feedback.
A lot of things landed or are landing this week, so I recommend checking above. But I want to highlight a few other things:
Anna’s Pick of the Month
My pick of the month is Data Exposed! Marisa Mathews and I are working constantly to get you the information you need when you need it from the SQL Engineering team, and we had SO many folks on this year. So, as we round out the year, I want to thank (1) YOU for watching and (2) all the speakers! I also want to remind you to subscribe to get the latest news, demos, and how-tos on everything Azure SQL and SQL Server: https://aka.ms/azuresqlyt. Find me on X, @AnalyticAnna, if you have feedback or requests for 2024.
Until next time…
That’s it for now! We release new episodes on Thursdays at 9AM PT and new #MVPTuesday episodes on the last Tuesday of every month at 9AM PT at aka.ms/DataExposedyt.
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We hope to see you next YEAR, on Data Exposed :)
--Anna
