Microsoft promises all-in-one database wrangling hub on Fabric

With the vendor's Fabric data platform, Database Hub promises a single location for engineers to manage a range of common database services, including Azure SQL Server, multi-model system Azure Cosmos ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Data Virtualization in SQL Server 2022

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...
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SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform

SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platformIssued by Ascent TechnologyJohannesburg, 11 Mar 2026 SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform. Explore how SQL Server 2025 reshapes the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Previews Copilot AI in SQL Server Management Studio

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...
Redmond Magazine

SQL Server vNext: When and What Is Coming

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...