If you need to download the installer in a language other than the one detected for you, you can use these direct links. Added USERAGENT feature extension The driver sends its name, version, ...

Devart adds client-side column encryption for SQL Server, support for the latest IDE releases, and compatibility with ...

Affected locations in British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba will not turn their clocks back at 02:00 local time on November 1, 2026. They will remain at UTC−07:00, UTC−06:00, and UTC−05:00, ...

Microsoft published interim SQL time zone guidance for Canadian changes. SQL Server on Windows depends on the applicable Windows update. Linux and Azure SQL environments may require temporary mappings ...

Microsoft Security’s November 2026 updates strengthen AI agent security, least privilege, threat protection, and exposure ...

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Database-level managed identity gives an individual database in Azure SQL Database its own user-assigned managed identity (UAMI). A database that has one authenticates to Azure Storage as itself, ...

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Microsoft explains how Hyperscale separates compute, logging and storage while retaining a single primary for writes and SQL Server transaction semantics.

As of November 2026, the most popular database management system (DBMS) worldwide was Oracle, with a ranking score of *****; MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server rounded out the top three. Although the ...

According to Microsoft, you can use the contained database model to make the database more portable. This prevents orphaned users after a restore by authenticating accounts directly at the database ...