Microsoft shipped SQL Server Management Studio 22.7.0 on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in what the team called one of the bigger point releases in the 22.x cycle. Database developers who have spent years ...

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The new engine could let enterprises retain more telemetry data for compliance and incident response at lower cost, although migration work and missing query support may slow adoption, analysts say.