Tag Archives: SQL Server

SQL Server Express Installation Dialog Feedback

Yesterday, I set out to build a new VM to install SQL Server Express 2019 (freshly downloaded yesterday) to do some testing with.

I found an issue with the installation dialog and tried to forward my comments internally through existing contacts at Microsoft, but that failed. I also tried to find a direct line of communication, but couldn’t find one available to me. So I decided to post it here in the hopes someone will see it and manage to forward it to the proper authorities.

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SQL Server 2022 Is Here, What’s New!

I thought I’d share a link to a video, I came across yesterday, that discussed some of SQL Server 2022‘s newest features that Microsoft recently posted on their Microsoft Mechanics YouTube channel, things like:

  • Disaster recovery (bidirectional with the cloud)
  • Azure Synapse integration
  • Built-in query intelligence (multiple execution plans for the same query/Intelligent query execution plans)

If you want to know a few of the new and improved features in SQL Server 2022 then take a look at What’s new in SQL Server 2022.

I’m sure more will be coming out on the subject shortly.