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Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-March 2024
Target availability: Q1 2024
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2024.
January 2024
Public preview: Azure SQL updates for late-January 2024
Target availability: Q1 2024
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-January 2024.
November 2023
Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2023
Target availability: Q4 2023
Public Preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2023.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-November 2023
Target availability: Q4 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2023.
September 2023
General availability: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2023
Target availability: Q3 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-September 2023.
August 2023
General availability: Azure SQL updates for early-August 2023
Target availability: Q3 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-August 2023.
Public preview: Azure SQL updates for early-August 2023
Target availability: Q3 2023
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-August 2023
April 2023
Azure SQL—General availability updates for late-April 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL and Azure SQL Managed Instance in late-April 2023
March 2023
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-March 2023
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2023
Azure SQL—General availability updates for early March 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early March 2023
February 2023
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-February 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-February 20223
December 2022
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-December 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-December 2022.
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.
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 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—General availability updates for mid-November 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-November 2022.
October 2022
Azure SQL—General availability updates for late October 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late October 2022.
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