At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its flagship on-premises database platform.

This is another example of Microsoft's "agentic" approach to AI, as Discovery is intended to let researchers create virtual teams of AI agents that can be instructed with specific data and guidelines to function as, for example, a "molecular properties simulation specialist" that can then assist with R&D and learn over time.

Microsoft’s Build conference runs May 19–22, 2025 in Seattle, featuring CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote on AI integrations—from Copilot agents in Windows 11 to enhanced Azure AI services, .NET and GitHub updates,

During its Build 2025 keynote, Microsoft announced a sweeping set of improvements to the Windows developer experience.