What's new in SQL Server 2025

Streamline your entire data workflow, from real-time change
capture to querying across cloud and on-prem databases, without
complex migrations or code changes using SQL Server 2025. This
adds deep AI integration with built-in vector search and DiskANN
optimizations, plus native support for large object JSON and new
Change Event Streaming for live data updates.


Join and analyze data faster with the Lakehouse shortcuts in
Microsoft Fabric that unify multiple databases—across different
SQL Server versions, clouds, and on-prem—into a single, logical
schema without moving data. Build intelligent apps, automate
workflows, and unlock rich insights with Copilot and the unified
Microsoft data platform, including seamless Microsoft Fabric
integration, all while leveraging your existing SQL skills and
infrastructure.


Bob Ward, lead SQL engineer, joins Jeremy Chapman to share how
the latest SQL Server 2025 innovations simplify building complex,
high-performance workloads with less effort.


QUICK LINKS:


00:00 - Updates to SQL Server 2025


00:58 - Search and AI


03:55 - Native JSON Support


06:41 - Real-Time Change Event Streaming


08:40 - Optimized Locking for Better Concurrency


10:33 - Join SQL Server data with Fabric


13:53 - Wrap up


Link References


Start using SQL Server 2025
at https://aka.ms/GetSQLServer2025


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