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September (9)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: SQL performance monitoring for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Updates

2026-09-30

Microsoft has released a public preview of Microsoft-managed performance monitoring for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines. It lets you monitor SQL Server on Azure VMs without creating custom collection scripts or manually correlating telemetry.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server in Germany West Central

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server is now generally available in Germany West Central. It lets you connect SQL Server instances to Azure Arc for inventory, governance, security, assessment, and license management.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server Available in Italy North

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server is now generally available in the Italy North region. Customers can connect SQL Server instances to Azure Arc to use Azure-based inventory, governance, security, assessment, and license management features.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Performance monitoring for Azure Arc–enabled SQL Server

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

The public preview for performance monitoring of Azure Arc–enabled SQL Server adds more flexible ways to explore and visualize performance data. Users can query Microsoft-managed monitoring data directly through a telemetry endpoint.

azure: [In preview] Public preview: Script-based deployment for SQL Server on Linux Azure VM

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Public preview of a script-based deployment flow for SQL Server on Linux Azure VMs. It replaces legacy marketplace images with automated provisioning and adds more flexibility and customization.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server on Azure Local Disconnected (ALDO)

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Azure Local Disconnected (ALDO) for SQL Server is now generally available. It extends SQL Server support to disconnected environments that cannot maintain continuous Azure connectivity, including regulated, secure, remote, and air-gapped deployments.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server support on Azure Local connected mode

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

SQL Server support on Azure Local is now generally available in connected mode. It lets you run SQL Server workloads on Azure Local infrastructure while using Azure services for centralized management, governance, monitoring, security, and licensing.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Migration Agent Skills for assessment, migration, and validation

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

SQL Migration Agent Skills are now generally available to help automate SQL Server to Azure migrations. They provide reusable AI-powered skills for assessment, target selection, migration execution, and post-migration validation.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft SQL Agent Skills

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Microsoft SQL Agent Skills are in public preview. They provide product-specific guidance for AI agents used to build, operate, and migrate SQL workloads across Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database container, and SQL Server migration scenarios.

July (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Azure Arc SQL migration now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can be migrated to either Azure SQL Managed Instance or SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same migration solution.