What's New in SQL MCP Server 2.0 | Data Exposed
Microsoft rebranded Data API Builder as 'SQL MCP Server' to enable AI agents to query databases via MCP
“there's no agent that can automatically talk to a database. So you have to create this in between service.”
Microsoft's Data API Builder 2.0 added MCP (Model Context Protocol) capabilities and adopted the alias 'SQL MCP Server' because that term had higher search discovery. The product acts as a middleware layer allowing AI agents to perform CRUD operations on databases via the MCP standard. This is a practical implementation story showing how enterprises are bridging LLM agents to existing data infrastructure.