Some features specifically use telemetry as part of the feature. One cool example in SQL Azure is that we can recommend, create and validate indexes for your application automatically.

The server-side tracing component, SQL Trace, is more closely integrated with SQL Server engines than it was in SQL Server 7.0. Now it can, for example, write to native server-side files directly ...

Microsoft first truly disrupted the ETL marketplace with the introduction of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) back with the release of SQL Server 2005. Microsoft has upped the ante yet again by ...

ETL (Extraction, Transformation, and Loading) in SQL Server is especially useful when data from the source systems does not conform to the business rules. Before loading all the data captured into a ...

Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads.