GitHub Copilot is an AI assistant in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). GitHub Copilot helps you write Transact-SQL (T-SQL) faster and more accurately by suggesting queries, edits, answers, and ...

The latest version has reached general availability a few months after the release of v18.4. It brings a bunch of new features and general bug fixes, along with more specific improvements. In November ...

Microsoft has announced the release of SQL Server Management Studio Preview 3, which brings many features, including "initial" support for ARM64. Usama Jawad Neowin @UsamaJawad96 · Oct 15, 2025 01:24 ...

Azure Data Studio is a free Microsoft desktop tool, initially called SQL Operations Studio, that can be used to manage SQL Server databases and cloud-based Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Data ...

JSON has stolen some of XML's thunder with features such as human and machine readability, a lightweight, compact text structure and support for many software and hardware platforms. JSON (JavaScript ...

Azure Data Studio is retired as of February 28, 2026 and no longer receives updates or security fixes. Migrate to Visual Studio Code with the MSSQL extension for continued support. Your existing ...

Join Microsoft MVP Steve Endow as he demonstrates some simple techniques that mere mortals can use to diagnose and optimize SQL Server queries. Topics will include identifying problem queries, ...

description Learn how to troubleshoot SQL Server blocking problems, identify head blockers, diagnose long-running transactions, and resolve common scenarios. Blocking is normal in any lock-based ...

The mssql extension for Visual Studio Code, used to support SQL Server connections and T-SQL editing, has been updated with IntelliCode functionality and a new Object Explorer, among other new ...