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Microsoft announced several updates to its database portfolio at SQLCon 2026. Key highlights include: GitHub Copilot general availability in SSMS 22 for T-SQL assistance; a new savings plan for databases offering up to 35% cost reduction on a one-year commitment; Azure SQL Database Hyperscale enhancements including a SQL MCP Server for AI agent connectivity, larger 160/192 vCore options, and improved vector indexing; SQL database in Fabric reaching enterprise readiness with SQL Auditing, Customer-Managed Keys, Dynamic Data Masking, and a Copilot-assisted Migration Assistant; and the introduction of Database Hub in Microsoft Fabric, a unified management plane covering Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Arc-enabled SQL Server with agent-assisted observability.

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