The Security Update for SQL Server 2022 RTM CU22 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous sec...

  The Security Update for SQL Server 2022 RTM GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous ...

The Security Update for SQL Server 2025 RTM GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous secu...

Version 18.6 of the Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server has been released. Version 18.6 brings some minor changes and fixes to the driver. Added Support for the new vector data type (float3...

We’re thrilled to announce that the mssql-python driver is now Generally Available! 🎉 This milestone marks a major step forward in delivering a modern, high-performance, and developer-friendly exp...

SQL Server continues to power mission-critical workloads across enterprises, and with SQL Server 2025, we’re delivering innovations that redefine performance, security, developer experience, AI innov...

Executive summary New improvements in optimized locking further reduce the overhead of locks in the MSSQL database engine. For many transactions, row and page locks aren’t taken at all while still ...

Executive summary In addition to increased CPU and memory limits, we are making another change to benefit customers using the SQL Server Standard edition. Starting with SQL Server 2025, resource ...