MSSQL Extension for VS Code: Azure SQL Database Provisioning and More
The MSSQL extension for VS Code v1.43 expands what’s possible inside Visual Studio Code with the General Availability of Schema Designer with ...
17 days ago
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
SQL + AI, hands-on: Join a free workshop near you
If you work with Microsoft SQL regularly, the AI conversation right now probably feels a little exhausting. Every week brings a new platform, ...
22 days ago
Regex support for LOB types in T-SQL—available in Azure SQL & SQL Server 2025
At a glance — Native regular expression (regex) functions in T-SQL now accept varchar(max) and nvarchar(max) inputs of up to 2 MB across all s...
27 days ago
Considering NL2SQL? Should your database really be the prompt? How can SQL MCP Server help?
You’ve probably experienced both of these, perhaps at the same time. First, that desire to let an agent get at your data. It’s driven by simpl...
1 month ago
Considering NL2SQL? Should your database really be the prompt? How can SQL MCP Server help?
You’ve probably experienced both of these, perhaps at the same time. First, that desire to let an agent get at your data. It’s driven by simpl...
1 month ago
Microsoft SQL Security Across the MAESTRO Stack: Building Secure Agentic AI with Defense-in-Depth
Artificial Intelligence is evolving rapidly. What began as simple prompt-and-response systems is now transforming into fully autonomous, agent...
1 month ago
Generate Embeddings Function and External Model Object Support Are Now Generally Available in Azure SQL
We are excited to announce the General Availability (GA) of AI_GENERATE_EMBEDDINGS and CREATE EXTERNAL MODEL in Azure SQL Database and Azure S...
1 month ago
SQL MCP Server as an App Service
Run SQL MCP Server on Azure App Service without containers. This walkthrough uses Data API builder to configure authentication, expose MCP, RE...
1 month ago
Azure Data Studio is retired: Move your Azure SQL workflow to VS Code in 10 minutes
Azure Data Studio retired on February 28, 2026. The recommended path forward is Visual Studio Code with the MSSQL extension. If you used ADS d...
1 month ago
The Polyglot tax – Part 4
The Agent-Ready Database: Security, Backup, and MCP Part 4 of 4 – The Multi-Model Database Series This is the final post in a four-part series...
1 month ago
