Fast Focus: What’s New Across Microsoft SQL and Developer Tooling in 2026
Microsoft SQL adds 192 V-core Hyperscale support and agent-aware Terraform API coverage
Microsoft's SQL team announced Azure SQL Hyperscale scaling up to 192 V-cores and a private preview for named replica load balancing, framed as infrastructure for mission-critical workloads. The AI signal is minimal — agents are mentioned only in passing as a reason Terraform API coverage matters. This is a database infrastructure update with no substantive AI or LLM content.