Azure SQL Database changelog

Restart or fail over databases from the Azure portal, including Hyperscale and elastic poolsGA

Database-level managed identity for Create Database Scoped Credential to query Blob Storage and ADLS Gen2Preview

Retires October 31, 2027 in Azure SQL Database; move to VBS enclavesDeprecation

Microsoft-managed monitoring with dashboards, Fabric Database Hub integration and KQL queries through an Azure Data ExplPreview

Hyperscale Premium gets 160 and 192 vCores, plus automatic index compaction and portal query editorGA

Fabric Database Hub, 50 databases per Hyperscale Elastic pool, local time zones, multi-database MI linkPreview

Microsoft.Build.Sql project support for managing database changes and CI/CD workflowsGA

Auto-pause and auto-resume for idle serverless Hyperscale databases, with compute billing stopped while pausedPreview

Format SQL scripts in Visual Studio Code with customizable formatting optionsGA

Azure SQL Database, including Hyperscale, as a migration target in the Arc guided migration workflowPreview

SQL-specific guidance for AI agents building, operating and migrating SQL workloadsPreview

Vector indexes and VECTOR_SEARCH enable approximate nearest neighbor searches using DiskANNGA

Central place for connection guidance, samples, troubleshooting and SQL agent skillsPreview

Deleted logical servers can be self-restored within a configured retention periodPreview

Keyboard shortcuts for Quick Queries, Results Grid and Query Editor can be customized in Visual Studio CodeGA

Formats SQL scripts in the editor with customizable formatting optionsPreview

Create and connect to a free database from the editor, with ARM, Bicep and Terraform templatesGA

Most recent seven days of backups made immutable by default on SQL Database and Managed InstanceGA

Pattern-based dynamic data masking for emails, phone numbers and identifiers at the database layerPreview

VS Code shortcut configuration and Beta Results Grid with freeze, hide and show columnsPreview

Self-hosted open-source endpoint for agent access to data, with caching, REST and GraphQLGA

Entra logins via CREATE LOGIN FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDER in the virtual master databaseGA

Post-quantum resilient AES 256 keys for transparent data encryption with customer-managed keysPreview

Create free tier databases from Visual Studio Code with a guided wizardPreview

Generates REST, GraphQL and MCP endpoints from schema with Copilot and column-level exposure controlGA

Design schemas in natural language with change tracking and ORM migration script generationGA

SQL Notebooks in MSSQL extension run queries, Markdown documentation and mixed kernels like PythonGA

Late-March updates: SQL code analysis rules, Fabric connectivity and .dacpac/.bacpac support in MSSQL extensionGA

Mid-March updates: auto index compaction, soft delete retention, Hyperscale 160 and 192 vCores, improved DiskANN vectorPreview

Shard_Map_Manager external data source type reaches end of support on March 31, 2027Deprecation

VS Code project publishing, MSSQL table grid editing, and versionless TDE keysGA

MCP connector in data API builder for connecting AI agents to databasesPreview

SQL database projects in SSMS using Microsoft.Build.Sql SDK-style projectsPreview

Natural-language schema design with visual change tracking in the MSSQL extension for VS CodePreview

Generates REST, GraphQL and MCP endpoints from SQL schema in VS Code with CopilotPreview

Versionless key URI for customer-managed TDE keys; latest key version used automaticallyGA

Real-time query and database activity capture in VS Code for SQL Server and Azure SQL DatabasePreview

MSSQL extension for VS Code adds Search Database Objects and Azure Data Studio settings importGA

MSSQL extension for VS Code adds database management actions, flat file import and backup dialog optionsPreview

Failover groups support one to four secondaries; new SQL Projects Publish dialog in VS CodePreview