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Cardinality Estimation Feedback in SQL Server 2022
In SQL Server 2022, we have introduced a method of CE Feedback based on actual performance of the query over time. -
Manage, govern, and secure all your SQL Servers with new hybrid capabilities enabled by Azure Arc
The newest edition of SQL Server 2022 delivers continued innovation with hybrid and multicloud capabilities, made possible through Azure Arc. -
Azure Data Studio November release
Table Designer and Query Plan Viewer are now generally available along with previews of Oracle database migration to Azure for PostgreSQL and Azure SQL. -
New SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and Azure SQL Managed Instance DR benefits
Customers using SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and SQL Managed Instance are now eligible for high availability and disaster recovery benefits. -
Memory Grant Feedback: Persistence and Percentile Grant
Memory grant feedback (MGF) is an existing feature in SQL Server, with two critical improvements available in SQL Server 2022. -
Intelligent Query Processing: degree of parallelism feedback
In SQL Server 2022, we introduced a new feature called DOP feedback. -
Data Virtualization with PolyBase for SQL Server 2022
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase. -
Backup and restore to URL for S3-compatible object storage
Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)–compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022. -
Intelligent Query Processing: feature family additions
SQL Server 2022 expands and improves query performance feedback mechanisms and adds two new features—parameter sensitive plans and optimized plan forcing. -
Query Store hints in SQL Server 2022
Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features in SQL Server for troubleshooting performance and improving the stability of your database workloads. -
Get more out of SQL Server Reporting Services 2022 with an improved user experience
In this new release of SSRS, we have done significant accessibility work to empower people to achieve more.
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