--- title: What’s new across Microsoft SQL at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026 description: Microsoft announced a broad wave of updates across SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instance, and SQL database in Fabric at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-across-microsoft-sql-at-sqlcon-fabcon-europe-2026-wtdkrys0v twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What’s new across Microsoft SQL at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026 | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft announced a broad wave of updates across SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instance, and SQL database in Fabric at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-across-microsoft-sql-at-sqlcon-fabcon-europe-2026-wtdkrys0v og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WtDKrYS0V.png og:image:alt: What’s new across Microsoft SQL at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What’s new across Microsoft SQL at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026 **[DevBlogs](https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft announced a broad wave of updates across SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instance, and SQL database in Fabric at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026. Highlights include general availability of SQL Server on Azure Local (connected and disconnected modes), SQL Server on Azure VMs in France's sovereign cloud, generally available vector indexes across Azure SQL DB/MI and Fabric SQL, GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in SSMS reaching GA, generally available SQL Projects and Schema Compare in SSMS, and a generally available SQL Formatter for SSMS and the VS Code MSSQL extension. Hyperscale gained higher vCore service objectives, serverless auto-pause/resume preview, and expanded elastic pool capacity. Migration tooling improved with agent-driven Skills for SQL migration to Azure, SSMS target sizing/pricing recommendations, and expert migration assistance. Driver updates included Django 6.1 support within 48 hours of release, Arrow bulk copy support in mssql-python, unified connection string keyword aliases across SqlClient/JDBC/ODBC/OLE DB/go-mssqldb, and official mssql-python support in SQLAlchemy 2.1. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Are vector indexes generally available in Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance now? Yes, vector indexes reached general availability for Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Fabric SQL database. They use a DiskANN index on vector columns stored in the same database as operational data, sharing the same security model and T-SQL surface, eliminating the need for a separate vector store to provision, secure, and keep in sync. _Teams weighing a dedicated vector database against built-in support can compare approaches through daily.dev._ ### How fast did Microsoft add Django 6.1 support to the mssql-django driver after Django's release? Microsoft shipped an mssql-django update supporting Django 6.1 within 48 hours of the Django 6.1 general availability release. This reflects an ongoing fast release cadence for Microsoft's SQL Server driver ecosystem, alongside other recent driver updates like Arrow bulk copy support in mssql-python and official mssql-python support arriving with the SQLAlchemy 2.1 release. _Developers tracking driver compatibility windows for Django and SQLAlchemy can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Is GitHub Copilot Agent Mode available in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)? Yes, GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in SSMS is generally available. It reads context across database objects, reasons through multi-step problems, and executes workflows such as tracing a dependency chain, evaluating an execution plan, generating DDL, and showing diffs. It is integrated into Solution Explorer and supports exporting chat so reasoning behind a change persists past the session. _Developers evaluating AI agent tooling for database work can track SSMS Copilot capabilities via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [What’s New in Azure Databricks at FabCon 2026: Lakebase, Lakeflow, and Genie](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-azure-databricks-at-fabcon-2026-lakebase-lakeflow-and-genie-vyhyzwmgo) · databricks · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#azure](https://daily.dev/tags/azure), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#microsoft-sql-server](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft-sql-server), [#vector-search](https://daily.dev/tags/vector-search) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-across-microsoft-sql-at-sqlcon-fabcon-europe-2026-wtdkrys0v) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"What’s new across Microsoft SQL at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-across-microsoft-sql-at-sqlcon-fabcon-europe-2026-wtdkrys0v","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-across-microsoft-sql-at-sqlcon-fabcon-europe-2026-wtdkrys0v"},"datePublished":"2026-09-29T07:33:29.802Z","dateModified":"2026-09-29T07:33:53.984Z","description":"Microsoft announced a broad wave of updates across SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instance, and SQL database in Fabric at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZrL_HSsR--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2006","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZrL_HSsR--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2006","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"DevBlogs","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"DevBlogs","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/8f68b453325f482ebeb73fb780092713","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-across-microsoft-sql-at-sqlcon-fabcon-europe-2026-wtdkrys0v","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"github,azure,backend,microsoft-sql-server,vector-search","timeRequired":"PT8M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DevBlogs","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What’s new across Microsoft SQL at SQLCon/FabCon Europe 2026"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-across-microsoft-sql-at-sqlcon-fabcon-europe-2026-wtdkrys0v#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Are vector indexes generally available in Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance now?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, vector indexes reached general availability for Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Fabric SQL database. 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