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Update: Security hotfixes released for ODBC and OLE DB drivers for SQL Server

DavidEngelMS on Apr 09 2024 11:10 AM
Important security issues prompted us to release updates to the ODBC and OLE DB drivers.
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Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 2

erinstellato on Feb 29 2024 03:50 PM
This is the second post in a series of three about SQL Server Management Studio, and upcoming changes to the SSMS 20 con...
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Released: SQL Server 3rd Party Backend for Django v1.4

DavidEngelMS on Feb 16 2024 02:42 PM
We have released version 1.4 of the SQL Server 3rd Party Backend for Django. This release contains support for the relea...
2,204

Microsoft Drivers 5.12 for PHP for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Feb 16 2024 02:35 PM
We have released Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server, version 5.12. This production release has been built with PHP...
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JDBC Driver 12.6 for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Feb 16 2024 02:02 PM
JDBC Driver 12.6 for SQL Server has been released, adding official support for Java 21 and several other improvements.
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Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.1.5

DavidEngelMS on Jan 31 2024 09:00 AM
We have released an update to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, version 5.1.5. The update addresses several issues that are impo...
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Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.2 Preview 5

DavidEngelMS on Jan 31 2024 09:00 AM
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.2 Preview 5 has been released. This release contains improvements and updates to the Microsof...
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Released: Security updates for Microsoft.Data.SqlClient and System.Data.SqlClient

DavidEngelMS on Jan 09 2024 11:34 AM
We have released security updates to supported versions of Microsoft.Data.SqlClient and System.Data.SqlClient. It is rec...
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Update: Hotfixes released for ODBC and OLE DB drivers for SQL Server

DavidEngelMS on Oct 11 2023 08:40 AM
Important security issues prompted us to release updates to the ODBC and OLE DB drivers.
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Hotfix: JDBC Driver 12.4.1 for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Sep 05 2023 09:12 AM
We recently released an update to Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server, version 12.4.1. The update addresses a few issue...
3,132

Azure Data Studio 1.45 Release and Hotfix

erinstellato on Aug 07 2023 12:06 PM
The release of Azure Data Studio 1.45 includes the GA of the long-requested functionality of Filtering in OE, as well as...
3,413

ODBC Driver 18.3 for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Aug 03 2023 09:00 AM
Version 18.3 of the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server has been released. Version 18.3 includes new features and fixes...
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JDBC Driver 12.4 for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Aug 03 2023 09:00 AM
JDBC Driver 12.4 for SQL Server has been released, adding official support for Java 20 and several other improvements.
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Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.2 Preview 3

DavidEngelMS on Jul 21 2023 09:15 AM
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.2 Preview 3 has been released. This release contains improvements and updates to the Microsof...
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Use sqlcmd to create and query a SQL Server container for development

jes_schultz on Jul 05 2023 10:51 AM
Learn how easy it is to create and query a SQL Server container in your local environment using sqlcmd.
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Update: Hotfixes released for ODBC and OLE DB drivers for SQL Server

DavidEngelMS on Jun 15 2023 11:13 AM
A few important security issues prompted us to release updates to the ODBC and OLE DB drivers.
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Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.2 Preview 2

DavidEngelMS on Jun 09 2023 09:00 AM
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.2 Preview 2 has been released. This release contains improvements and updates to the Microsof...
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SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 19.1 and Recent Changes, Part 1

erinstellato on Jun 08 2023 12:55 PM
In this first post in a series, we'll cover recent changes in SSMS 19 related to underlying drivers and authentication.
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Early technical preview of JDBC Driver 12.3.1 for SQL Server released

DavidEngelMS on Jun 08 2023 10:45 AM
We have released a new early technical preview of the JDBC Driver for SQL Server which contains several additions and ch...
2,261

Released: SQL Server 3rd Party Backend for Django v1.3

DavidEngelMS on Jun 08 2023 09:00 AM
We have released version 1.3 of the SQL Server 3rd Party Backend for Django. This release contains support for the relea...
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Announcing Azure Data Studio 1.44

erinstellato on May 25 2023 08:31 AM
We are excited to announce the release of Azure Data Studio 1.44 with the community, which introduces support for the Gi...
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go-sqlcmd v1.0 - Create, Connect to, and Query SQL Server

jes_schultz on May 11 2023 06:36 AM
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably used sqlcmd to connect to a SQL Server or Azure SQL Database and query it. Chanc...
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Released: Multiple Microsoft.Data.SqlClient Updates

DavidEngelMS on May 05 2023 11:28 AM
We have released multiple updates to supported versions of Microsoft.Data.SqlClient in the last couple of months. This p...
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Early technical preview of JDBC Driver 12.3.0 for SQL Server released

DavidEngelMS on May 05 2023 11:00 AM
We have released a new early technical preview of the JDBC Driver for SQL Server which contains several additions and ch...
5,454

Announcing Azure Data Studio 1.43

erinstellato on Apr 12 2023 10:46 AM
We have another release of Azure Data Studio to share with the community, version 1.43, which includes GA for the SQL Da...
7,314

Happy April Tools Day!

erinstellato on Apr 01 2023 05:51 PM
SSMS is being deprecated? No more driver improvements? Azure Data Studio runs faster on Windows? In this post we'll bust...
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Microsoft Drivers 5.11 for PHP for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Mar 07 2023 10:16 AM
We have released Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server, version 5.11. This production release has been built with PHP...
8,047

OLE DB Driver 19.3 for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Feb 15 2023 08:10 AM
Version 19.3 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Version 19.3 includes new features and a c...
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ODBC Driver 18.2 for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Feb 15 2023 08:00 AM
Version 18.2 of the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server has been released. Version 18.2 includes new features and fixes...
4,832

JDBC Driver 12.2 for SQL Server Released

DavidEngelMS on Feb 01 2023 02:36 PM
JDBC Driver 12.2 for SQL Server has been released, adding official support for Java 19 and several other improvements.

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mbourgon_optum
in Announcing GA of enhanced patching for SQL Server on Azure VM with Azure Update Manager on Apr 23 2024 07:24 AM
Yeah, double+ agree on the whole "without AG awareness, both are pretty useless". Sounds amazing, but practically I can't use it. Dammit.
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skusen
in Announcing GA of enhanced patching for SQL Server on Azure VM with Azure Update Manager on Apr 22 2024 08:27 AM
@SivertSolem I built out a bunch of automation around this using functions from dbatools. As far as automatic like this, I don't know of anything that exists.
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AnabilSaha
in SQL Server Licensing: High Availability and Disaster Recovery benefits on Apr 20 2024 11:36 AM
Hello Mr Banerjee. It's a really very helpful video. I have a real time scenario can you please suggest me what is your view on that ?In my current production server an architecture was decided that is going to have 2 vms for db server where 1 will be primary and 2nd will be secondary. But suddenly ...
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erinstellato
in Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 on Apr 17 2024 11:54 AM
@DavidYorkshire Following up on your statement that WSUS isn't consistently for updates, with the example that new versions of Windows OS have been available through WSUS for years. Correct. You can update from Windows 8 -> 8.1 ->10 -> 11, or Windows Server 2016 -> 2019 -> 2022 and presumably -> 202...
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erinstellato
in Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 on Apr 17 2024 07:13 AM
@sgtmango333 We don't overwrite settings with any upgrade (minor or major). You have to import settings from a previous version to update them. We understand there is additional effort related to connection settings with SSMS 20 - that is why we shared information about the release in advance and no...
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