SQL Server licensing can quickly become a major expense—especially when non-production environments like development, testing, staging, and QA are treated the same as production from a licensing ...

Today we’re introducing a new release for the mssql extension for Visual Studio Code which is now available! The mssql extension for Visual Studio Code is the official SQL Server extension that ...

We are excited to announce the October release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the Release Notes to get started.

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If you are a database developer who wants to advance your career and skills, you might consider getting certified in Microsoft SQL Server. SQL Server is one of the most popular and powerful relational ...

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SQL Server Setup and Management including Developer, Express, and LocalDB editions. The intended use of this project is for Continuous Integration (CI) scenarios, where: SQL Server or LocalDB needs to ...