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Released: Azure SQL DB Management Pack (7.0.26.0)

EbruErsan on 10-20-2020 06:44 AM
We released a new version of SCOM Management Pack for Azure SQL DB. The biggest change is that it now supports vCore-bas...
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Released: Support for Dynamic Network Names (DNN) Listeners for Always On Availability Groups

Kevin Farlee on 10-19-2020 10:49 AM
We are peased to announce support for Dynamic Network Name based listeners in Availability Groups. As of SQL Server 2019...
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How to Deploy Azure Arc Data Services Anywhere | Data Exposed

MarisaBrasile on 10-19-2020 10:17 AM
This week on Data Exposed, take a deep dive in Azure Arc with Tolga Tekin.
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Early technical preview of JDBC Driver 9.1.0 for SQL Server released

David-Engel on 10-15-2020 04:46 PM
We have released a new early technical preview of the JDBC Driver for SQL Server which contains numerous additions and c...
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Azure SQL VM Automatic Registration and Reporting Services Images

Amit Banerjee on 10-15-2020 07:59 AM
Customers now have the ability to enable the automatic registration feature in the Azure portal to automatically registe...
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Microsoft Drivers 5.9.0 Preview 1 for PHP for SQL Server Released

David-Engel on 10-05-2020 02:43 PM
We recently released the next preview of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server, version 5.9.0-preview1. This prev...
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Cumulative Update #8 for SQL Server 2019 RTM

SQLTom on 10-01-2020 12:32 PM
The 8th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2019 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site....
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Making sense of Azure and Azure Arc deployment options for SQL Server

Sasha_Nosov on 09-30-2020 11:20 AM
With the release of the Azure Arc options for SQL Server, the list of of different deployments choices grew longer. Here...
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Cumulative Update #15 for SQL Server 2016 SP2

SrinivasSQL on 09-28-2020 04:39 PM
The 15th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2016 SP2 is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site...
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Released: Public preview of Azure Arc enabled SQL Server

Sasha_Nosov on 09-25-2020 03:28 PM
As the newest member of the Azure Arc family, Azure Arc enabled SQL Server extends Azure services to existing SQL Server...
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Cumulative Update #22 for SQL Server 2017 RTM

SrinivasSQL on 09-10-2020 04:58 PM
The 22nd cumulative update release for SQL Server 2017 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site...
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Released: Public Preview for Azure SQL DB Management Pack Update (7.0.25.0)

EbruErsan on 09-09-2020 07:31 AM
We are getting ready to release a new version of the Azure SQL DB Management Pack for SCOM (7.0.25.0). We would love to ...
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Cumulative Update #7 for SQL Server 2019 RTM (Removed)

SrinivasSQL on 09-02-2020 01:56 PM
There is a known issue with using database snapshots in SQL Server 2019 CU7, and it was removed from the Download Center...
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Hotfix: JDBC Driver 8.4.1 for SQL Server Released

David-Engel on 08-27-2020 04:34 PM
We recently released an update to Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server, version 8.4.1. The update addresses a few issues...
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Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 2.0.1

David-Engel on 08-25-2020 04:52 PM
We recently released an update to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, version 2.0.1. The update addresses several issues that are ...
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Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 2.1 Preview 1

David-Engel on 08-24-2020 06:00 AM
The SqlClient team is moving forward with continuous updates and improvements to the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient data provi...
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Released: SQL Server Management Pack (7.0.24.0)

EbruErsan on 08-21-2020 01:38 AM
An updated version of SQL Server Management Pack is ready. It has many new features which are mostly based on your feedb...
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Changes to KB articles used for Cumulative Updates

Pedro Lopes on 08-18-2020 12:47 PM
Back in March 2020, the main Knowledge Base (KB) articles for Cumulative Updates (CUs) started including inline descript...
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Cumulative Update #14 for SQL Server 2016 SP2

SrinivasSQL on 08-06-2020 01:51 PM
The 14th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2016 SP2 is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site...
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Cumulative Update #6 for SQL Server 2019 RTM

SQLTom on 08-04-2020 03:41 PM
The 6th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2019 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site....
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JDBC Driver 8.4 for SQL Server Released

David-Engel on 08-03-2020 03:49 PM
JDBC Driver 8.4 for SQL Server has been released, adding official support Java 14 and many other improvements.
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ODBC Driver 17.6 for SQL Server Released

David-Engel on 07-31-2020 03:50 PM
We released ODBC Driver 17.6 for SQL Server. 17.6 includes numerous new features and fixes.
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Exploring Azure SQL Managed Instance Management Pack

EbruErsan on 07-21-2020 05:52 AM
We released System Center Operations Manager Management Pack for Azure SQL Managed Instance recently. It provides compre...
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What is MaxDOP controlling?

Pedro Lopes on 07-07-2020 07:00 AM
The Max Degree of Parallelism, or MAXDOP, is one of the most known settings in the SQL Database Engine. There are guidel...
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Lift and Shift Always On SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (SQL FCI) to Azure VMs

Mine Tokus on 07-06-2020 09:51 AM
Today, we are announcing two new features enabling lift and shift of Always On SQL server Failover Cluster instances (SQ...
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Released: Azure SQL Managed Instance Management Pack (7.0.22.0)

EbruErsan on 07-03-2020 05:46 AM
System Center Operations Manager Management Pack for Azure SQL Managed Instance is now available. If you have a hybrid d...
2,043

Cumulative Update #21 for SQL Server 2017 RTM

SrinivasSQL on 07-01-2020 02:14 PM
The 21th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2017 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site...
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It just works - Backup compression on TDE databases

Pam Lahoud on 07-01-2020 10:00 AM
Starting with SQL Server 2019 CU5, you no longer need to specify MAXTRANSFERSIZE >64KB to enable backup compression on a...

Latest Comments

Amit Banerjee
in Rehost your SQL Server to Azure Virtual Machines for manageability and cost optimization on 10-22-2020
If you want AG backup preference to be adhered to, I would suggest looking at Azure Backup: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/sql-support-matrix#scenario-support
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Amit Banerjee
in Rehost your SQL Server to Azure Virtual Machines for manageability and cost optimization on 10-22-2020
Automatic patching only supports Important and Critical SQL Server security updates. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/automated-patching#prerequisites Automatic Backup v2 does not support backup preference. This feature uses Managed Backup feature:...
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Kevin Farlee
in Released: Support for Dynamic Network Names (DNN) Listeners for Always On Availability Groups on 10-21-2020
The feature is GA now. (as of SQL2019 CU8 for availability Groups, CU2 for Failover Cluster Instances). DNN is only involved in establishing the connection, so there is no difference at all once the connection is established. My understanding is that failover times will be slightly better, and there...
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Mine Tokus
in Lift and Shift Always On SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (SQL FCI) to Azure VMs on 10-21-2020
DNN and Shared Disks can be used separately. DNN is only supported with SQL Server 2019 but shared disk is supported with all versions.
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MicDAI
in Lift and Shift Always On SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (SQL FCI) to Azure VMs on 10-21-2020
Azure shared disk and DNN must be using together ? Any SQL version required to support Azure shared disk ?
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