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- INFO AWS What's New · 26 Oct 2026
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports latest CU and GDR updates
Amazon RDS adds support for the newest Cumulative Update and GDR releases for SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025.
- INFO AWS What's New · 20 Oct 2026
Amazon RDS Custom supports SQL Server CU32+GDR and CU26+GDR
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports the latest Cumulative Update and GDR patches for SQL Server 2019 and 2022.
- INFO AWS What's New · 13 Oct 2026
Amazon RDS now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2025 CU8
Amazon RDS for SQL Server adds support for the latest cumulative update, version 17.00.4075.5.v1.
- INFO Azure Updates · 7 Oct 2026
Generally Available: Enabling the Bulk admin role for SQL Server on Linux
SQL Server on Linux now supports the bulkadmin fixed server role and ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS permission starting with SQL Server 2025 CU9 and SQL Server 2022 CU27.
- INFO Azure Updates · 5 Oct 2026
Generally Available: SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines in Azure Bleu
SQL Server on Azure VMs is now generally available in France's sovereign Azure Bleu cloud for data-residency needs.
- HIGH Azure Blog · 2 Oct 2026
SQL Server on Azure Local generally available
Run SQL Server and Azure services on-premises or at the edge with full Fabric compatibility.
- INFO Azure Blog · 2 Oct 2026
SQL Server on Azure Local now generally available
SQL Server can now run on Azure Local infrastructure in both connected and fully disconnected environments, bringing Azure-consistent management and AI capabilities to on-premises and edge sites.
- 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: 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: SQL Server support on Azure Local connected mode
SQL Server workloads now run on Azure Local infrastructure with Azure services for management, governance, monitoring, security, and licensing.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Generally Available: SQL Server on Azure Local Disconnected (ALDO)
SQL Server now supports air-gapped, regulated or remote environments through ALDO, which runs without continuous Azure connectivity.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public preview: Script-based deployment for SQL Server on Linux Azure VM
Microsoft introduces a new script-based deployment experience for SQL Server on Linux Azure VMs, replacing legacy marketplace images with automated provisioning for greater flexibility and customization.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server Generally Available in Germany West Central
Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server is now generally available in the Germany West Central region, enabling connection of SQL Server instances to Azure Arc.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public Preview: SQL performance monitoring for SQL Server on Azure VMs
Microsoft-managed SQL Server performance monitoring is now in public preview on Azure Virtual Machines.
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- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Performance monitoring for Azure Arc–enabled SQL Server
New preview adds flexible ways to explore and visualize performance data for SQL Server via Azure Arc, including a telemetry endpoint for direct queries.
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