index.yml

### YamlMime:Landing
title: SQL Server technical documentation
summary: Technical documentation to help you get started, administer, develop, and work with SQL Server and associated products.
metadata:
  title: SQL Server Technical Documentation
  description: Choose the area of SQL Server you are interested in.
  ms.service: sql
  ms.topic: landing-page
  author: MashaMSFT
  ms.author: mathoma
  ms.reviewer: randolphwest, wiassaf
  ms.date: 04/02/2026
  ms.custom: build-2025
# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | tutorial | overview | quickstart | reference | sample | tutorial | video | whats-new


landingContent:
  - title: SQL Server
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: whats-new
        links:
          - text: What's New in SQL Server 2025?
            url: what-s-new-in-sql-server-2025.md
          - text: What's New in Azure SQL Database?
            url: /azure/azure-sql/database/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new
          - text: What's New in Azure SQL Managed Instance?
            url: /azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new
          - text: What's New in SQL Server on Azure VMs?
            url: /azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new
      - linkListType: get-started
        links:
          - text: Try Azure SQL Database for free
            url: /azure/azure-sql/database/free-offer?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true
          - text: Try Azure SQL Managed Instance for free
            url: /azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/free-offer?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true
          - text: Free SQL tools
            url: ../tools/overview-sql-tools.md
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: What is SQL Server?
            url: what-is-sql-server.md
          - text: The Microsoft SQL Database Engine
            url: ../database-engine/sql-database-engine.md
          - text: Connect to the Database Engine
            url: connect-to-database-engine.md
          - text: Connect and query with SSMS
            url: /ssms/quickstarts/ssms-connect-query-sql-server

      - linkListType: get-started
        links:
          - text: Migrate to SQL Server
            url: migrate/index.yml
          - text: Secure SQL Server
            url: ../relational-databases/security/security-center-for-sql-server-database-engine-and-azure-sql-database.md
          - text: Monitor SQL Server
            url: ../relational-databases/performance/monitor-and-tune-for-performance.md
          - text: Tune performance
            url: ../relational-databases/performance/performance-center-for-sql-server-database-engine-and-azure-sql-database.md
          - text: High availability and disaster recovery
            url: ../database-engine/sql-server-business-continuity-dr.md
          - text: Educational SQL resources
            url: ../sql-server/educational-sql-resources.yml
      - linkListType: download
        links:
          - text: SQL Server
            url: https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/sql-server-downloads
          - text: SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
            url: /ssms/install/install
      - linkListType: deploy
        links:
          - text: Install SQL Server
            url: ../database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server.md
          - text: SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc
            url: azure-arc/overview.md
          - text: SQL Server on Linux
            url: ../linux/sql-server-linux-overview.md
          - text: SQL database in Microsoft Fabric
            url: /fabric/database/sql/overview
  - title: Azure SQL & Microsoft Fabric
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Azure SQL family of products
            url: /azure/azure-sql/azure-sql-iaas-vs-paas-what-is-overview
          - text: Azure SQL Database
            url: /azure/azure-sql/database/sql-database-paas-overview
          - text: Azure SQL Managed Instance
            url: /azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/sql-managed-instance-paas-overview
          - text: SQL Server on Azure Windows VMs
            url: /azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/sql-server-on-azure-vm-iaas-what-is-overview
          - text: SQL Server on Azure Linux VMs
            url: /azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/linux/sql-server-on-linux-vm-what-is-iaas-overview
          - text: SQL database in Microsoft Fabric
            url: /fabric/database/sql/overview
          - text: Connect to Azure SQL
            url: /azure/azure-sql/database/develop-overview#client-connections

  - title: Intelligent applications and AI
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Overview
            url: artificial-intelligence-intelligent-applications.md
          - text: Vectors
            url: ../sql-server/ai/vectors.md
          - text: Copilot in SSMS
            url: /ssms/copilot/copilot-in-ssms-overview
          - text: Microsoft Copilot in Azure SQL Database
            url: /azure/azure-sql/copilot/copilot-azure-sql-overview
          - text: SQL Server Machine Learning (R & Python)
            url: ../machine-learning/index.yml
          - text: Connect to REST API endpoints for a SQL database
            url:  /azure/data-api-builder/concept/rest/overview
          - text: Connect to GraphQL endpoints for a SQL database
            url:  /azure/data-api-builder/concept/graphql/overview
          - text: SQL MCP Server
            url:  /azure/data-api-builder/mcp/overview

  - title: Business Intelligence & Machine Learning
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric
            url: /fabric/database/mirrored-database/sql-server
          - text: SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
            url: ../reporting-services/create-deploy-and-manage-mobile-and-paginated-reports.md
          - text: SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
            url: /analysis-services/analysis-services-overview
          - text: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
            url: ../integration-services/sql-server-integration-services.md
          - text: Azure Data Factory
            url: /azure/data-factory/
          - text: Data virtualization with PolyBase
            url: ../relational-databases/polybase/overview.md

  - title: Database design
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Collation
            url: ../relational-databases/collations/collation-and-unicode-support.md
          - text: Databases
            url: ../relational-databases/databases/databases.md
          - text: Data types
            url: ../t-sql/data-types/data-types-transact-sql.md
          - text: Graph
            url: ../relational-databases/graphs/sql-graph-overview.md
          - text: Indexes
            url: ../relational-databases/indexes/indexes.md
          - text: Views
            url: ../relational-databases/views/views.md
          - text: User-defined functions
            url: ../relational-databases/user-defined-functions/user-defined-functions.md
          - text: Tables
            url: ../relational-databases/tables/tables.md

  - title: Query data
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Data virtualization and PolyBase
            url: ../relational-databases/polybase/overview.md
          - text: Joins
            url: ../relational-databases/performance/joins.md
          - text: Full-text search
            url: ../relational-databases/search/full-text-search.md
          - text: Functions
            url: ../t-sql/functions/functions.md
          - text: Fuzzy string matching
            url: ../relational-databases/fuzzy-string-match/overview.md
          - text: Regular expressions (REGEX)
            url: ../t-sql/functions/regular-expressions-functions-transact-sql.md
          - text: Scripting
            url: ../ssms/scripting/database-engine-scripting.md
          - text: Synonyms
            url: ../relational-databases/synonyms/synonyms-database-engine.md

  - title: Reference
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
            url: ../t-sql/language-reference.md
          - text: SQL PowerShell
            url: /powershell/sql-server/sql-server-powershell
          - text: Sample databases
            url: ../samples/sql-samples-where-are.md
          - text: Scripting
            url: /ssms/scripting/database-engine-scripting
          - text: System dynamic management views (DMVs)
            url: ../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/system-dynamic-management-views.md
          - text: Stored procedures
            url: ../relational-databases/stored-procedures/stored-procedures-database-engine.md