Azure SQL Devs’ Corner

Data API builder 1.6: Advanced Behaviors with Special HTTP Headers

Data API builder (DAB) provides REST and GraphQL endpoints over SQL Server, Azure Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Data Warehouse. REST e...

22 days ago

Data API builder 1.6: Flexible Logging for Every Developer

Previously, developers were limited to the default log levels and filters hardcoded into DAB. With release 1.6, you can now configure filters ...

26 days ago

Using the new SqlVector type with EF Core and Dapper

Azure SQL vector support has been generally available for a few months now, and the ecosystem is quickly evolving to make working with vectors...

29 days ago

SQL Server 2025 RC1: faster DiskANN and FP16 support

We’re excited to announce major improvements to DiskANN in SQL Server 2025 RC1, making vector search faster, more scalable, and more storage-e...

1 month ago

MSSQL Extension for VS Code: Fabric Integration and GitHub Copilot Slash Commands (Public Preview)

The MSSQL Extension for VS Code continues to evolve, delivering features that make SQL development more integrated, more consistent, and more ...

1 month ago

AI-based T-SQL Refactoring: an automatic intelligent code optimization with Azure OpenAI

This article presents an AI-powered approach to automating SQL Server code analysis and refactoring. The system intelligently identifies ineff...

1 month ago

Using SQL Server’s new AI features and Python to create a T-SQL assistant

I recently created a GitHub repository to share the T-SQL scripts I’ve accumulated over 10 years as a DBA. However, I’ve always st...

1 month ago

Create embeddings in SQL Server 2025 RC0 with a local ONNX model on Windows

With the release of SQL Server 2025 RC0, we have enabled the ability to use a local ONNX model on the server for embeddings. This allows you t...

2 months ago

MSSQL Extension for VS Code: Schema Compare, Schema Designer, Local SQL Server Container GA

The MSSQL Extension for VS Code continues to evolve, delivering features that make SQL development more visual, more consistent, and more deve...

2 months ago

Updated .NET and JDBC Drivers with Native Vector Data Support for High-Performance AI Workload

We’ve just released major updates to our data access libraries, bringing native support for vector data to both the .NET and JDBC ecosystems, ...

2 months ago