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December (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Avaailable: Azure SQL updates for early December 2025

Azure Updates

2025-12-17

In mid-December 2025 Azure SQL introduced an Activity Log capability for Azure SQL Database serverless that identifies causes that auto-resume serverless workloads, helping customers troubleshoot and optimize access patterns.

November (7)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Regex support in T-SQL

Azure Updates

2025-11-24

Microsoft announced general availability of native regular expression (regex) support in T-SQL. The feature is available in Azure SQL and SQL Server 2025, enabling advanced pattern matching directly in queries to simplify code, improve maintainability, and reduce external dependencies.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: SQL database in Microsoft Fabric

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft Fabric’s SQL database is now generally available — a fully SaaS-native SQL offering built on the SQL Server and Azure SQL Database engine that enables developers and data professionals to unify operational and analytical workloads with improved speed and security.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for November 2025

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

November 2025 Azure SQL update (Generally Available): reservation discounts for 1-year and 3-year reservations now apply to zone-redundant Azure SQL Managed Instances in the General Purpose tier; the notice indicates the discount covers both standard compute and additional compute option(s) (source content truncated).

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for November 2025

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Public preview announced in November 2025: the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code adds an interactive Edit Data interface that lets you view, modify, and insert table rows without manually writing T-SQL, improving data editing workflows for Azure SQL.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Database DiskANN vector indexing

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure announces public preview of DiskANN-based vector indexing in Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric, enabling efficient disk-based approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) vector similarity search inside relational database services.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL change event streaming

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure SQL now supports Change Event Streaming (CES) in public preview, allowing near‑real‑time streaming of data changes from Azure SQL Database directly into Azure Event Hubs. The feature is designed to simplify data integration and enable event‑driven architectures and enhanced analytics by delivering change events with low latency.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for early November 2025

Azure Updates

2025-11-06

In early November 2025 Azure announced a Public Preview update for Azure SQL Hyperscale that adds support for multiple geo‑secondary replicas. This capability simplifies designing and deploying disaster recovery topologies that span multiple regions.

October (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-October 2025

Azure Updates

2025-10-22

In mid-October 2025 Azure SQL announced Generally Available updates: the redirect connection type was improved to require only port 1433 and promoted to the default, and you can convert an Azure SQL Database to Hyperscale while preserving existing geo configurations.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late September 2025

Azure Updates

2025-10-01

In late September 2025 Azure SQL announced a Public Preview feature that adds immutability to long-term retention (LTR) backups to protect backups from ransomware and tampering.

September (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL hub experience in Azure portal

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure announced the general availability of the Azure SQL hub in the Azure portal — a new centralized experience that brings together everything related to Azure SQL. The hub is designed to simplify choosing the right Azure SQL service and support both new and experienced users.

August (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-August 2025

Azure Updates

2025-08-28

Azure SQL and SQL Server received updates in late August 2025, including the general availability of local SQL Server containers via the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code.