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March 2024

Mar 13

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-March 2024

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2024

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2024.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

January 2024

Jan 31

Public preview: Azure SQL updates for late-January 2024

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2024

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-January 2024.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

November 2023

Nov 15

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2023

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Public Preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2023.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Nov 15

General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2023.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

September 2023

Sep 27

General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-September 2023.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

August 2023

Aug 2

General availability: Azure SQL updates for early-August 2023 

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-August 2023.

  • Azure SQL
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Features
Aug 2

Public preview: Azure SQL updates for early-August 2023

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-August 2023

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Azure SQL
  • Features

April 2023

Apr 26

Azure SQL—General availability updates for late-April 2023 

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL and Azure SQL Managed Instance in late-April 2023

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Features

March 2023

Mar 15

Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-March 2023

IN PREVIEW

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2023

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Features
Mar 1

Azure SQL—General availability updates for early March 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early March 2023

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

February 2023

Feb 15

Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-February 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-February 20223

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Features

December 2022

Dec 14

Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-December 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-December 2022.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

November 2022

Nov 30

Azure SQL—Public preview updates for late November 2022

IN PREVIEW

Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late November 2022.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
Nov 30

Azure SQL—General availability updates for late November 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late November 2022.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
Nov 16

Generally available: Azure SQL Managed Instance backup portability to SQL Server 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

Backup of your Azure SQL Managed Instance database can now be restored to a SQL Server 2022 instance.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Management
  • Features
Nov 16

Generally available: Azure SQL Managed Instance link for SQL Server 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

The link feature in Azure SQL Managed Instance connects your SQL Servers hosted anywhere to SQL Managed Instance, providing hybrid flexibility and database mobility.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Management
  • Features
Nov 16

Public preview: Azure SQL Managed Instance feature wave updates for November 2022

IN PREVIEW

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 Database
  • Features
Nov 16

General availability: Azure SQL Managed Instance feature wave updates for November 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

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 Database
  • Features
Nov 16

Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-November 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2022.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

October 2022

Oct 26

Azure SQL—General availability updates for late October 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late October 2022.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

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