{"id":25792,"date":"2019-01-09T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/?p=25792"},"modified":"2024-01-29T10:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T18:34:03","slug":"the-january-release-of-azure-data-studio-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2019\/01\/09\/the-january-release-of-azure-data-studio-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"The January release of Azure Data Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are excited to announce the January release of Azure Data Studio<\/a> (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Download Azure Data Studio<\/a>\u00a0and review the Release Notes<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n

Note: If you are currently using the preview version, SQL Operations Studio, and would like to retain your settings when upgrading to the latest version, please follow these instructions.<\/a> After downloading Azure Data Studio, click “Yes” to enable preview features so that you can use extensions.<\/p>\n

Azure Data Studio is a new cross-platform desktop environment for data professionals using the family of on-premise and cloud data platforms on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. To learn more, visit our GitHub.<\/a><\/p>\n

Azure Data Studio was announced Generally Available at Microsoft Ignite 2018. If you missed it, you can view that GA announcement here.<\/a> You won\u2019t want to miss the great orthogonality matrix that compares SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and Azure Data Studio, and it may provide answers to many of your questions.<\/p>\n

Check out the video below for a general overview of Azure Data Studio.<\/p>\n