Azure SQL Managed Instance – New Feature Announcements
November saw a host of new feature announcements for Azure SQL Managed Instance helping you to modernise your SQL Server applications at scale.
SQL Server 2022 – Limited Preview
SQL Server 2022 is not due for public release until next year, but November brought us a limited preview with certain customers being onboarded in advance of the public preview.
SQL Server Big Data Clusters – What’s New in CU13
CU13 brought some exciting new capabilities and important changes for SQL Server Big Data Clusters. Here we take a brief look at what they are.
Azure Data Factory Managed Virtual Network – Generally Available
The end of September saw the GA release of a managed virtual network in ADF. This means you can now provision the Azure Integration Runtime within a managed virtual network. Additionally, you can leverage Private Endpoints to connect securely to data stores.
Azure SQL Migration Extension – Now in Preview
We are excited about a recent preview announcement of the new Azure SQL Migration extension in Azure Data Studio (powered by Azure Database Migration Service).
General Availability – Continuous Backup with Point in Time Restore in Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB's point-in-time restore can be used to restore a deleted account, restore into any region that has a backup, recover from an unplanned write or delete operation within a container, restore a database or restore a container.
Always Encrypted with Secure Enclaves for Azure SQL Database – Now Generally Available
Now released to general availability – always encrypted with secure enclaves increases confidential computing of Azure SQL. It helps to prevent sensitive data from being removed by rogue administrators, DBAs or cloud operators.
Azure SQL Database Serverless
Azure SQL Database Serverless is a compute tier that is fundamentally different to the classic provisioned tiers that we are used to within Azure SQL Database. This is best used for those databases that are ever-changing with unpredictable patterns.
Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse
Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse removes the obstacle between analytics and business applications. This new link allows the data flowing from your business applications to flow to Azure Synapse simultaneous to the Dataverse.
Azure Cosmos DB Updates – May Highlights
Azure Cosmos DB saw an abundance of announcements at Microsoft Build, so here is a quick run through of our highlights along with links for further reading.