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Monthly updates for Azure SQL Database: November 2022
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for late November 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late November 2022.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for late November 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late November 2022.
General availability: 12 months free services for new Azure PAYG customers
With an Azure free account, you can explore with free amounts of 55+ always free services.
Public preview: Premium series hardware for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale
Target availability: Q4 2022
Leverage new premium-series hardware based on the latest Intel CPUs that offers significantly improved performance and scalability on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale.
Generally available: Azure SQL Managed Instance backup portability to SQL Server 2022
Backup of your Azure SQL Managed Instance database can now be restored to a SQL Server 2022 instance.
Generally available: Azure Synapse Link for SQL
Azure Synapse Link for SQL enables seamless near-real-time data movement from relational sources in Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2022 to analytical stores without needing to build ETL pipelines.
Generally available: Azure SQL Managed Instance link for SQL Server 2022
The link feature in Azure SQL Managed Instance connects your SQL Servers hosted anywhere to SQL Managed Instance, providing hybrid flexibility and database mobility.
Public preview: Azure SQL Managed Instance feature wave updates for November 2022
New feature wave enhancements for Azure SQL Managed Instance make it even more performant, reliable, and secure with on-premises SQL Server and the broader Azure platform.
General availability: Azure SQL Managed Instance feature wave updates for November 2022
New feature wave enhancements for Azure SQL Managed Instance make it even more performant, reliable, and secure with on-premises SQL Server and the broader Azure platform.
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-November 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2022.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-November 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2022.
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