Debbi Lyons, Author at Microsoft SQL Server Blog

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Director, Product Marketing Azure Data

Debbi Lyons leads Product Marketing for Azure Data. She works closely with engineering and product teams to turn database innovation into practical guidance, helping organizations evolve SQL Server environments, improve performance, and make confident decisions as they move to the cloud.

July 14 5 min read

SQL Server 2016 end of support is here: Plan your next steps

See what changes as SQL Server 2016 reaches end of support.
October 20, 2025 4 min read

Innovation spotlight: How 3 customers are driving change with migration to Azure SQL

Learn how Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance helps organizations move from legacy constraints to a scalable and secure AI-ready foundation.
July 17, 2025 3 min read

Accelerate SQL Server Migration to Azure with Azure Arc

We’re excited to announce a new migration experience in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration.
July 15, 2025 4 min read

Protect and modernize SQL Server 2016 workloads with Microsoft

We encourage all our customers running SQL Server 2016 to start planning for the end of support.
June 19, 2025 3 min read

Enhancing reporting and analytics with SQL Server 2025 tools and services

In this blog, we’ll walk you through what’s new across these services so you can plan your upgrade holistically and unlock the full potential of SQL Server 2025.
June 16, 2025 5 min read

From code to community: The collective effort behind SQL Server 2025

SQL Server 2025 is the most significant release for SQL developers in the last decade and will help streamline application development and greatly reduce complexity.
January 21, 2025 5 min read

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft Connector for Oracle deprecation

In July 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the Microsoft Connector for Oracle in SQL Server Integration Services.
August 14, 2024 4 min read

Modernize Microsoft SQL Server 2014 workloads with Azure

As of July 9, 2024, SQL Server 2014 has reached its end of support.
July 3, 2024 4 min read

Announcing the retirement of SQL Server Stretch Database

In July 2024, SQL Server Stretch Database will be discontinued for SQL Server 2022, 2019, and 2017.
February 28, 2024 4 min read

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Change Data Capture Attunity feature deprecations

This blog provides details to help support customers in modernizing to new solutions well in advance of this change.
September 28, 2023 4 min read

Protect SQL Server 2014 workloads with Azure flexibility

Customers have multiple options for the SQL Server in their data estate that is nearing the end of support.
July 14, 2021 5 min read

Know your options for SQL Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 End of Support

In addition to the great features included in SQL Server and Windows Server, we are announcing new benefits giving customers more flexibility and choice.

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