SQL Server Team articles

Avatar photo
SQL Server Team
Published 
3 min read

The May 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available 

The May release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling preview features so that you can use extensions. Azure Data Studio is a multi-database, cross-platform desktop environment for data professionals using the family of on-premises and cloud data platforms on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. To learn more, visit our GitHub.
Published 
2 min read

Announcing mssql-cli is now generally available on macOS and Linux 

We are excited to announce that mssql-cli is now generally available on macOS and Linux. mssql-cli is an open source and cross-platform command-line tool (CLI) to manage SQL Server on-prem and on the cloud. We are a proud member of the dbcli family of open source command line tools to manage relational databases.
Published 
2 min read

Migrate SQL workloads to the cloud with confidence 

Wouldn’t it be great if you could see how a workload will perform in a new environment before migrating a database to the cloud? Then you could fix any queries that have compatibility errors or move forward with the migration with confidence. That type of crystal ball is essentially what Microsoft gives us in the form of Microsoft Database Experimentation Assistant (DEA).
Published 
2 min read

How to provision a Linux SQL Server Virtual Machine in Azure 

You’re an existing SQL Server customer and are looking to explore the fast-growing Linux operating system. Whether on-premises or in the cloud, Microsoft has you covered. With SQL Server 2017, and now SQL Server 2019, SQL Server is available on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu.
Published 
2 min read

When to use SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines 

Rearchitecting applications to run in the cloud can be a significant undertaking requiring time, money, and the appropriate skills. If you want to move existing on-premises apps to the cloud, but don’t have the necessary resources to rearchitect your applications, consider SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines to get there quickly and easily.