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Azure SQL Database: security advisories, deprecations and releases
Managed SQL Server databases on Azure.
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Deprecations 1
- MEDIUM ACT BY 31 OCT 2027 Azure Updates · 6 Oct 2026
Retirement: Always Encrypted with Intel SGX Enclaves
Always Encrypted with Intel SGX enclaves in Azure SQL Database retires October 31 2027 as SGX-enabled hardware is phased out.
Releases 9
- INFO NEW THIS WEEK Azure Updates · 2 Nov 2026
Generally Available: Restart databases in Azure SQL DB via the Azure portal
Restart or fail over single, Hyperscale, and elastic pool databases directly from the Azure portal without scripts or support.
- INFO NEW THIS WEEK Azure Updates · 30 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Database-level managed identity in Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database now supports user-assigned managed identities per database for querying Azure Blob Storage and Data Lake Storage Gen2 via external tables and OPENROWSET.
- INFO Azure Updates · 3 Oct 2026
Generally Available: Vector search and vector indexes in Azure SQL
Vector search and vector indexes are now generally available in Azure SQL Database, allowing efficient ANN searches via new T-SQL commands for AI use cases.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Microsoft SQL Agent Skills
New AI agent skills give more accurate guidance for building, operating, and migrating SQL workloads on Azure SQL Database and SQL Server.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Migrate directly from Azure Arc to Azure SQL Database, including Hyperscale
Azure now lets you choose Azure SQL Database (including Hyperscale) as a migration target straight from the Azure Arc database migration wizard, incorporating Azure DMS and Self-hosted IR setup.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Serverless auto-pause and auto-resume
Auto-pause and auto-resume features are now in public preview for Azure SQL Hyperscale databases on the Serverless compute tier, enabling automatic pausing during inactivity and resuming when activity returns.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2026
Azure SQL introduces Database Hub in Microsoft Fabric, a unified experience for discovering, managing, monitoring, and optimizing databases across SQL Server and Azure SQL.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2026
Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Premium series now supports 160-vCore and 192-vCore options, providing up to 50 percent more compute capacity for larger workloads.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public Preview: SQL Performance Monitoring for Azure SQL Database
Microsoft now offers a built-in, managed performance monitoring solution for Azure SQL Database, removing the need for custom scripts.
News and tools 1
- INFO Azure Updates · 3 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Azure SQL Dev Hub
New central hub offering guidance and resources for developing with Azure SQL in .NET, Python, Node.js, and Java, including AI agent support.
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