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erikej.bsky.social
The SqlClient roadmap is out 👇
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Worth checking if you care about:

- connection pooling behavior
- auth flows (Entra ID, MSI, etc.)
- perf + reliability at scale

Early feedback here can actually influence design decisions.
#dotnet #sqlserver
SqlClient/roadmap.md at main · dotnet/SqlClient
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient provides database connectivity to SQL Server for .NET applications. - dotnet/SqlClient
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June 16, 2026 at 7:22 AM
erikej.bsky.social
The final preview of the 6.1 release of Microsoft .Data.SqlClient - the modern .NET driver for SQL Server/Azure SQL is now available. Please help the team - try it out.
- Support the new Vector datatype (2025/Azure)
- Again .NET Standard 2.0 support (my bad 😔 )
#sqlserver #dotnet
SqlClient/release-notes/6.1/6.1.0-preview2.md at main · dotnet/SqlClient
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient provides database connectivity to SQL Server for .NET applications. - dotnet/SqlClient
buff.ly
June 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
erikej.bsky.social
Verison 6 of the modern .NET driver for Azure SQL Database and SQL Server has just been released on NuGet - release notes are available (somewhat hidden) here - this release includes multiple breaking changes, so take note
SqlClient/release-notes/6.0/6.0.0.md at release/6.0 · dotnet/SqlClient
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient provides database connectivity to SQL Server for .NET applications. - dotnet/SqlClient
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January 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
erikej.bsky.social
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.0 Preview 4: Finally, Azure.Identity is Optional! 🎉

#dotnet #sqlserver

erikej.github.io/sqlclient/do...
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.0 Preview: Finally, Azure.Identity is Optional! 🎉
The most upvoted feature request in SqlClient history is here.
erikej.github.io
March 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
erikej.bsky.social
SqlClient 7.0 preview 4 release notes - major breaking changes in this preview release, please help the team by testing it out
#dotnet #sqlserver #sqlclient
Preview Release v7.0.0-preview4 · dotnet SqlClient · Discussion #4006
Hello Community! We are pleased to announce that the 7.0.0 Preview 4 release is now available, and it (finally!) addresses this long-standing issue. Please give it a try, and open new Issues with a...
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March 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
erikej.bsky.social
New patch releases of Microsoft .Data.SqlClient, the modern .NET client driver for SQL Server and Azure SQL (5.1.7,5.2.3,6.0.2) - release notes here: buff.ly/GmD4KNi
#dotnet #sqlserver
SqlClient/CHANGELOG.md at main · dotnet/SqlClient
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient provides database connectivity to SQL Server for .NET applications. - dotnet/SqlClient
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April 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
erikej.bsky.social
Please help the community contributor who fixed slow async processing with large data in the SqlClient driver - just add this to your SQL data access library:

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.0-preview2.25178.5" />
July 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
erikej.bsky.social
Microsoft .Data.SqlClient version 7.0.2 with a couple of minor bug fixes and version alignment has just been released. Browse the release notes here:
SqlClient/release-notes/7.0/7.0.2.md at main · dotnet/SqlClient
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient provides database connectivity to SQL Server for .NET applications. - dotnet/SqlClient
buff.ly
June 26, 2026 at 7:22 AM
erikej.bsky.social
Microsoft.Data .SqlClient 7.1.0 is now generally available | Microsoft Community Hub - please note a couple of minor regressions -fixes in progress
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.1.0 is now generally available | Microsoft Community Hub
This release is about making everyday database workloads more predictable. It fixes a collection of issues that could appear under connection failures,...
buff.ly
September 24, 2026 at 7:22 AM
erikej.bsky.social
.NET Data December countdown 1: Connect to Azure SQL with Microsoft Entra authentication and SqlClient
Connect to Azure SQL with Microsoft Entra authentication and SqlClient - ADO.NET Provider for SQL Server
Describes how to use supported Microsoft Entra authentication modes to connect to Azure SQL data sources with SqlClient
buff.ly
December 1, 2024 at 5:10 PM
erikej.bsky.social
If you suffer under slow blob reads with SqlClient, try out 7.0 preview 2!
#dotnet #sqlserver
October 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
erikej.bsky.social
7.1 preview 3 of Microsoft .Data.Sqlient - the .NET driver for all Microsoft SQL databases, is out - take the new high performance connection pool implementation for a spin
#dotnet #sqlserver
github.com/dotnet/SqlCl...
SqlClient/release-notes/7.1/7.1.0-preview3.md at main · dotnet/SqlClient
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient provides database connectivity to SQL Server for .NET applications. - dotnet/SqlClient
github.com
August 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
erikej.bsky.social
Try the new .NET SqlClient and Retry connections natively (from Jerry Nixon)
- apparently many users still use System .Data.SqlClient ??
#dotnet #sqlserver
devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/sq...
Try the new SqlClient and Retry connections natively - Azure SQL Dev Corner
Learn how Microsoft.Data.SqlClient configurable retry logic handles transient SQL Server failures with built-in retry policies, without requiring Polly.
devblogs.microsoft.com
August 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
simoncropp.bsky.social
if anyone wants to read about the root cause

github.com/dotnet/SqlCl...
May 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
alvinashcraft.com
Try the new SqlClient and Retry connections natively | by Jerry Nixon

devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/sq...

#sqlserver #database #azuresql #sqlclient #data
Try the new SqlClient and Retry connections natively - Azure SQL Dev Corner
Learn how Microsoft.Data.SqlClient configurable retry logic handles transient SQL Server failures with built-in retry policies, without requiring Polly.
devblogs.microsoft.com
August 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
erikej.bsky.social
Finally here: Microsoft .Data.SqlClient 6.1!
- huge perf improvements to async blob read
- new Vector data type support
- other perf and bug fixes
#dotnet #sqlserver
github.com/dotnet/SqlCl...
Release Stable Release v6.1.0 · dotnet/SqlClient
Release Notes Stable Release 6.1.0 - 2025-07-25 This update brings the following changes since the 6.0.2 stable release: Added Added dedicated SQL Server vector datatype support What Changed: Opti...
github.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
365community.online
New Post: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.1.0 is now generally available by Microsoft Tech Community
This release is about making everyday database workloads more predictable.
https://365community.online/microsoft-data-sqlclient-7-1-0-is-now-generally-available
#Azure #MicrosodtTech
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.1.0 is now generally available
September 23, 2026 at 2:01 AM
erikej.bsky.social
Try out the 6.1 preview of the modern .NET driver for SQL Server - gain more than 20% performance increase over the latest LTS version (5.1.6)
github.com/dotnet/SqlCl...
#dotnet #sqlserver
Release Preview Release v6.1.0-preview1 · dotnet/SqlClient
This update brings the following changes over the previous release: Added Added packet multiplexing support to improve large data read performance. #2714 #3161 #3202 Added support for special casi...
github.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
alvinashcraft.com
Get a 180% speed increase on large async reads with Microsoft-Data-SqlClient (and EF Core) - here is how to turn it on | by Erik EJ

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#dotnet #efcore #dataaccess #performance #csharp #adonet
Get a 180% speed increase on large async reads with Microsoft.Data.SqlClient (and EF Core) - here is how to turn it on!
tl;dr - Enable a new feature in the latest .NET SqlClient driver with a couple of switches to get a 180% increase in speed when reading large binary and text data using async methods.
buff.ly
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
dot.net
💥 Transient SQL failure?
Let msft.it/63328ap0wM.S... handle it natively. ⚡ Built-in retry logic, exponential backoff, SQL-aware error detection, and zero Polly required for SQL-only scenarios. 🚀
📖 Read: msft.it/63323ap0wR
A promotional image for Azure SQL featuring text stating 'Try the new SqlClient and Retry connections seamlessly.' Graphics include a code snippet icon, arrows to a database, and the words 'configurable' and 'retry.'
September 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
simoncropp.bsky.social
sigh. the one feature i really wanted for the next major of the SqlClient just got bumped
github.com/dotnet/SqlCl...
Feature | Split Azure dependent functionality in a separate NuGet Package · Issue #1108 · dotnet/SqlClient
why does Microsoft.Data.SqlClient v3 reference Azure.Identity?
github.com
November 14, 2024 at 10:51 PM
erikej.bsky.social
Use SqlClient 5.2.2 or 6.0.1
February 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
karenpaynemvp.bsky.social
Spent time today preparing to write an article on reading json columns using EF Core (code used from a prior) article and then wrote read operations using both SqlClient data provider and Dapper. Keeping all code samples in one project can get messy if not careful.
Snippets for Dapper and EF Core, SqlClient excluded.
December 15, 2024 at 1:17 AM
erikej.bsky.social
SqlClient - the .NET driver for SQL Server - has just been updated to 7.0.1, to address som of the breaking changes from 7.0.0.

Release notes here:
github.com/dotnet/SqlCl...
Release Stable Release - v7.0.1 · dotnet/SqlClient
This update brings the following changes since the 7.0.0 release: Fixed Fixed SqlBulkCopy failing on SQL Server 2016 with Invalid column name 'graph_type' error. The column metadata query now use...
github.com
April 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM
moneycat.resonai.uk
What works out-of-the-box? ASP.NET/ASP.NET Core, HttpClient, SqlClient, Npgsql, Redis, gRPC; plus log correlation via ILogger. Zero-code traces in most cases; metrics/logs vary by library. #dotnet #Observability
October 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM