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Sasa Popovic
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Talking about databases, SQL Server, Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance. Microsoft employee.
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BREAKING NEWS!
July 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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The Preview of #CosmosDB in #MicrosoftFabric, is now available to all users.

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Announcing Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric Featuring New Capabilities! (Preview) | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
The Preview of Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric, is now available to all users. Following its initial announcement at Microsoft Build 2025, several new capabilities have been added to improve data workfl...
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July 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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What's new ✨ in #AzureSQL #ManagedInstance?

GA of Zone Redundancy for GP tier!

Also, flexible memory, faster management operations, support for vectors and more! Presented and demoed in #SQLBits keynote today 🙌

#SQLMI #SQL #database #Azure #SQLBits2025
June 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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#AzureSQL #ManagedInstance Demo Party session at #SQLBits!
Nikola Zagorac, Djordje Jeremic and Uros Milanovic demoing the new capabilities of #SQLMI!

Where you there? :)

#SQL #SQLBits2025 #Demo #Database
June 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Bob Ward and Muazma Zahid presenting and demoing Change event streaming, a new capability of #SQLServer2025 at #MSBuild!

Learn more at 👉 aka.ms/sql-ces

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May 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Besides they Keynote, to anyone interested in #AzureSQL, #SQL, #databases, I recommend sesson
"What's New in Microsoft Databases: Empowering AI-Driven App Dev"

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May 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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You can register and watch online #MSBuild keynote and sessions for free.
The conference starts today!

aka.ms/msbuild
May 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Looking forward to SQL Day 2025 in Poland.

Strahinja Rodic and I will deliver a session called:
"SQL database in Microsoft Fabric head-to-head with Azure SQL"

Hope to see you in Wroclaw!
#sqlday #sqlday2025

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SQLDay 2025
SQLDay is the largest CEE conference focused on Microsoft Data Platform – databases, Big Data, Business Intelligence and advanced data analysis
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April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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🆕Stream data changes from #SQLMI or #SQLDB into Azure Event Hubs with new capability called Change Event Streaming.

You can apply for private preview now and start testing this week!

👉Details in the blog post: aka.ms/sql-ces

#AzureSQL #ManagedInstance #SQLServer
Stream data changes from Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure SQL Database – private preview of CES | Microsoft Community Hub
We’re excited to share that Change Event Streaming (CES) - the capability to stream data changes directly from your SQL into Azure Event Hubs - is now also...
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April 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Replicate your databases in near real-time from SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022 to #AzureSQL #ManagedInstance.

No SQL left behind!

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Managed Instance link with SQL Server 2017 is now GA | Microsoft Community Hub
We are announcing the general availability of Managed Instance link feature with SQL Server 2017, which enables near-real time data replication from SQL...
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March 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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GA of Native Windows principals for #AzureSQL #ManagedInstance!
This capability simplifies the migration to #SQLMI and unblocks the migration of applications that are tied to windows logins.

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Native Windows principals for Azure SQL Managed Instance are now generally available | Microsoft Community Hub
Today we’re announcing the general availability for Native Windows Principals for Azure SQL Managed Instance. This capability simplifies the migration to...
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March 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Native Windows principals for #AzureSQL #ManagedInstance are now generally available!

#SQLMI

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Native Windows principals for Azure SQL Managed Instance are now generally available | Microsoft Community Hub
Today we’re announcing the general availability for Native Windows Principals for Azure SQL Managed Instance. This capability simplifies the migration to...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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When to choose ZR for #SQLMI?

#AzureSQL #ManagedInstance

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When to Choose Zone Redundancy in Azure SQL Managed Instance | Microsoft Community Hub
High availability is a critical requirement for modern cloud applications. Azure SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) offers Zone Redundancy (ZR) for...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Precon alert @ #SQLKonferenz 2025 😍

Learn how to create reports that matter with @valeriejunk.bsky.social, Lonneke and me! 📊

🎟️ Code: SP25PR for 50/100/150 discount on precon/maincon/fullcon

See you there! 🙌

#DataViz #DataStorytelling #accessibility
January 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Polishing our materials for #SQLKonferenz2025 #PreCon #Workshop “Become an AzureSQL Datamonster”

See you soon in Hanau!

#AzureSQL #SQLKonferenz

P.S. I love my popup standing desk :)
February 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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What's better than one free #AzureSQL DB? How about 10 FREE #AzureSQL DB's!! @dbabulldog.bsky.social gives us the info!

Link: youtu.be/QSK5KQv3R6s

cc @sqlballs.bsky.social @joshluedeman.bsky.social @neerajny.bsky.social @bradleyschacht.bsky.social
How to get 10 FREE Azure SQL Databases!
YouTube video by Tales From The Field
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February 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Interesting explanations and interpretations on recent DeepSeek related events from IBM

youtu.be/jC0MGFDawWg
DeepSeek facts vs hype, model distillation, and open source competition
YouTube video by IBM Technology
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February 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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[docs] Updated your favorite Transactional Replication version compatibility with the details on compatibility with #Azure #SQLDB & #Azure #SQLMI (all update policies):
Kudos to @sasapopovicsql.bsky.social and team:
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/re...
#azuresql #sqldb #sqlmi #replication
Replication backward compatibility - SQL Server
Review these resources for backward compatibility in replication before you upgrade or if you have several versions of SQL Server in a replication topology.
learn.microsoft.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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If you're interested in #AzureSQL and #FabricMirroring, several #SQLKonferenz2025 sessions will be covering these topics, including 2 that I will be (co-)delivering.

You can use discount code SP25PR for Precon/Maincon/Fullcon at shop.sqlkonferenz.de

See you in Hanau!
January 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Excited to share that I'll be speaking at SQL Konferenz 2025 in Hanau! Join me on February 25th for a session on "Confidential computing with Always Encrypted using enclaves." Use discount code SP25PR for a special reduction on your registration. See you there!

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SQL Konferenz
SQL Konferenz 2025: Feb 24–26 in Hanau. Join expert sessions, PreCon workshops, and network with top SQL professionals.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Some absolute genius has put 3D printed tounges on a couple of the lion statues in Stockholm. I’m loving it.
Classic concrete Stockholm lion statue, with a pink tounge.
January 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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💡 Interested in streaming ▶️ data changes directly from SQL?
Join our 🆕 private preview!

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Stream data changes from Azure SQL Database - a call for Private Preview of Change Event Streaming | Microsoft Community Hub
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, modern, flexible and real-time data integration from various sources has become more important than ever....
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January 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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[announcement] Stream data changes from Azure SQL Database - a call for Private Preview of Change Event Streaming by @sasapopovicsql.bsky.social :

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuresq...

Kudos to Petar Kovacev & the team for pushing this one through!

#azuresql #sqldb
Stream data changes from Azure SQL Database - a call for Private Preview of Change Event Streaming | Microsoft Community Hub
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, modern, flexible and real-time data integration from various sources has become more important than ever....
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January 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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At #SQLKonferenz, Des FitzGerald, @Pieter_Vanhove, @SasaPopovicMSFT & me are delivering a workshop & several conference sessions covering various aspects of #AzureSQL & #SQLServer.
Join us at #SQLKonferenz, with a discount "SP25PR" you can use at shop.sqlkonferenz.de !
SQL Konferenz 2025
Feb. 24th – 26th, 2025
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January 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Legend was discontinued, but but all hope is not lost.

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January 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM