Microsoft recently announced the general availability (GA) of Azure SQL Database External REST Endpoint Integration – an ability to call a REST endpoint natively from Azure SQL Database.

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No promises -- this is purely my speculation, but given the recent feature waves in Azure SQL DB and the timing since SQL Server 2022's release makes, this a safer bet.

Other database updates include the availability of an Azure Database for PostgreSQL extension for Azure AI and the addition of Copilot capabilities to Azure SQL DB.