Why eligible customers should move to pay-as-you-go licensing (PAYG) For eligible SQL Server workloads, PAYG should be the preferred licensing approach when moving away from licenses and Software A...

mssql-python 1.14.0 is now available on PyPI. This release moves the standard parameter detection and execution path into native C++, improving throughput for wide parameterized statements and batche...

If you run SQL Server on a Linux virtual machine in Azure, the SQL Server IaaS Agent extension is the piece that connects your SQL Server instance to Azure’s management plane. Registering with the ex...

Version 5.13.3 of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server is now available on PIE, the PHP Installer for Extensions, the official replacement for the deprecated PECL installer. You can now insta...

The 8th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2025 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site. Please note that registration is no longer required to download Cumulative upd...

Today we released SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22.9.0, with updates to GitHub Copilot, the connection experience, Database DevOps, SQL formatting, and more. As always, we recommend that users ...

mssql-python 1.13.0 is now available on PyPI. This release adds an Apache Arrow fast path for bulk copy, first-class support for azure-identity credential objects, identity-aware connection pooling, ...

Django 6.1 GA'd on August 5. mssql-django 1.8.0 was on PyPI within 48 hours. This is the first time the backend has shipped support for a new Django release in lockstep with Django itself. If you r...

We're pleased to announce the 12th release of the Microsoft Python Driver for SQL Server since GA: v1.12.0. Want to try it? pip install --upgrade mssql-python What's new Standalone mssql-py...

mssql-django 1.7.4 is now available on PyPI. This release focused on two fixes in raw and annotated GROUP BY query handling. What is fixed 1) Escaped %% handling in GROUP BY params GROUP BY q...