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Get started with SQL Server 2025

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Overview

Learn about SQL Server 2025's new capabilities including AI integration, analytics improvements, developer features, and performance enhancements.

Syllabus 9

  1. Introduction 5 minutes
  2. Deployment options, licensing, and feature differences 10 minutes
  3. Explore AI-powered capabilities for modern data solutions 10 minutes
  4. Unlock advanced analytics capabilities for your organization 15 minutes
  5. Elevate developer productivity with tools and integrated services 15 minutes
  6. Maximize performance to drive speed and efficiency 10 minutes
  7. Secure and scale modern applications 10 minutes
  8. Knowledge check 5 minutes
  9. Summary 10 minutes

Skills you'll practise

Sql Server

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Free, official and kept up to date by Microsoft.
  • Free sandbox environments for many Azure exercises, no credit card needed.
  • Counts toward Microsoft certification exams (AZ-900, AI-900, PL-300…).
  • From Microsoft, a well-regarded name.
  • Free digital badge you can add to LinkedIn.
  • Completely free.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (9 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Mostly reading, not video.
  • Focused on Microsoft products.
  • Short (1.5 hours): an overview, not deep coverage.

Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.

Free, with a free credential

  • Free: Sign in with any Microsoft account.
  • Badge: Finish it to earn a free badge on your Microsoft Learn profile.

Microsoft is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (86/100).

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