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Azure SQL Data Warehouse: Support for mssql-scripter
Mssql-scripter is the multiplatform command-line equivalent of the widely used Generate Scripts Wizard experience in SQL Server Management Studio.
April 2017
Azure SQL Data Warehouse: Support for Visual Studio Code
Connect, query, and manage SQL Data Warehouse on Linux, macOS, and Windows by using Visual Studio Code.
March 2017
Azure SQL Data Warehouse seamless integration with Azure Data Lake Store
PolyBase in Azure SQL Data Warehouse now supports Azure Data Lake Store as a external data source.
External file format support for UTF-16LE encoded files in SQL Data Warehouse
External file formats in Azure SQL Data Warehouse now support UTF-16 delimited text files.
PolyBase row width limit increased in SQL Data Warehouse
Azure SQL Data Warehouse external tables now support 1-MB rows.
General availability: Azure SQL Data Warehouse in 4 additional regions
Azure SQL Data Warehouse is now generally available in additional regions—Germany Central, Germany Northeast, Korea Central, and Korea South. SQL Data Warehouse is now available in 27 regions worldwide.
SELECT..INTO comes to Azure SQL Data Warehouse
You can now use SELECT..INTO in your SQL code when you want to persist the results of a SELECT statement into a table.
January 2017
Public preview: Interactive query experience for SQL data warehouses
You can experience an interactive query experience directly in the Azure portal.
Azure SQL Data Warehouse: Secondary indexes on column store now available
Azure SQL Data Warehouse supports the creation of secondary B-Tree indexes (also called non-clustered indexes or NCI) on column store tables (also called clustered column store indexes or CCI).
December 2016
Azure SQL Data Warehouse: Enhanced loading, monitoring, and troubleshooting experience
Azure SQL Data Warehouse has released a plethora of updates to the Azure portal and SQL Server Management Studio over the last few months.
August 2016
General availability: Azure SQL Data Warehouse now in more regions
Azure SQL Data Warehouse is now generally available in additional regions—North Europe, Japan East, Brazil South, and Australia Southeast.
General availability: Azure Active Directory authentication for SQL Database and SQL Data Warehouse
You can use Azure Active Directory authentication to centrally manage user and group identities to authenticate with SQL Database and SQL Data Warehouse.
July 2016
Azure DevTest Labs: Attach additional data disk to your lab VM
In Azure DevTest Labs, you can attach additional data disks to your lab VMs, including new and existing data disks in the lab.
General availability: Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Azure SQL Data Warehouse, a relational database management system that offers true cloud elasticity, is generally available.
June 2016
Azure SQL Data Warehouse: Introducing Premium Storage
Azure SQL Data Warehouse is moving from Standard to Premium Storage, offering new performance benefits for the service.
May 2016
Azure SQL Data Warehouse: May 2016 update
Several features have been added to Azure SQL Data Warehouse in our most recent update.
March 2016
Azure SQL Data Warehouse: February 2016 update
A summary of improvements in Azure SQL Data Warehouse in February 2016.
Code-free copy wizard for Azure Data Factory
Simplify how you create, deploy, and schedule your data movement pipelines by using the click-through copy wizard for Azure Data Factory.
February 2016
New Data Factory monitoring and management UI now available
Simplify how you monitor and manage your data pipelines with the new UI for Azure Data Factory.
Azure SQL Data Warehouse: January 2016 update
A summary of improvements in Azure SQL Data Warehouse in January 2016.
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