SQL Server technical documentation

Technical documentation to help you get started, administer, develop, and work with SQL Server and associated products.

SQL on Azure

Overview

• Azure SQL
• Azure SQL Database
• Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Connect to Azure SQL
• SQL Server on Azure Windows VMs
• SQL Server on Azure Linux VMs
• Azure Synapse Analytics
• Azure Database Migration Service

Migration

Overview

• Migration content
• Data migration guide
• Database compatibility certification
• Data Migration Assistant (DMA)
• SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA)

SQL Server

What's new

• SQL Server 2022
• SQL Server 2019
• Azure Data Studio
• SQL Server on Linux
• SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc

Quickstart

• What is SQL Server?
• Connect to the Database Engine
• Connect and query with Azure Data Studio
• Connect and query with SSMS

Download

• SQL Server
• SQL Server Management Studio
• Azure Data Studio

Reference

• Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
• Educational SQL resources
• Sample databases
• Internals and architecture guides
• Previous versions 2005-2014