Announcing retirement of Microsoft Data Migration Assistant (DMA) Tool
Jun 16, 2025 · For SQL Server migration to Azure SQL offerings, you can use the Azure Database Migration Service (DMS). This service supports migration to all Azure SQL offerings.
New AI integration for your SQL databases | RAG, Vector Search, …
Aug 30, 2024 · Video Transcript: - If you have SQL databases, you can now bring your data to generative AI apps as part of Retrieval Augmented Generation, apply the latest AI-powered, vector …
Data Archiving Strategies for SQL Server
May 17, 2022 · For the SQL Server box product - a simple strategy is to copy data to archive to another database, detach the data and log files of the database and copy them to inexpensive storage like …
SQL Server 2025 is Now Generally Available | Microsoft Community Hub
Nov 18, 2025 · In SQL Server 2025, customers can explore new database features using an opt-in mechanism through database-scoped configurations. Certain features, such as vector indexes, are …
The Microsoft.Build.Sql project SDK is now generally available
Mar 11, 2025 · The Microsoft.Build.Sql project SDK empowers database development to integrate with the development cycle, whether you're focused on reporting, web development, AI, or anything else. …
Differentiating Microsoft's Database Migration Tools and Services
Mar 13, 2019 · Note : In addition to the tools and services listed below, Microsoft provides the Database Experimentation Assistant (DEA), which is an A/B testing solution for SQL Server upgrades that …
BACPAC Export failing with Unable to reconnect - Timeout expired
Aug 10, 2023 · I had a support case recently where the export of a SQL Server database into a BACPAC file was failing. The first attempt was done through SQL Server Management Studio 2016, …
SQL Server 2025 - AI ready enterprise database from ground to cloud
May 19, 2025 · SQL Server 2025 is poised to redefine the landscape of database management with its innovative AI-ready enterprise database from ground to cloud, and robust capabilities. The new …
Announcing the Release of SSMS 21 Preview 6 | Microsoft Community …
Apr 16, 2025 · Today the SQL Tools team is happy to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 6. If you’ve got update notifications turned on,...
BACPAC: Could not load schema model from package
Mar 13, 2019 · In my case, Management Studio. If I use the SQL 2014 (v12) version of Management Studio to import that BACPAC to my SQL 2012 server, it works successfully. You can also get the …