{"active":true,"blog_title":null,"blog_url":null,"feature_description":"New capabilities focused on making T-SQL more powerful for analytics, simpler to write, and more intuitive for data exploration.<br/>* **Advanced Analytics** Expanded statistical capabilities with functions such as `MEDIAN`, `QUANTILE`, `PERCENTILE`, `APPROX_MEDIAN`, and `APPROX_QUANTILE` for distribution analysis and large-scale analytical workloads.* **Simplified Query Syntax** New language constructs including `QUALIFY`, `GROUP BY ALL`, and `ORDER BY ALL` help reduce query complexity and improve readability of analytical queries.* **More Intuitive Querying** Developer-friendly syntax enhancements designed to make common query patterns easier to express, improving productivity and reducing the amount of code required to answer business questions.","feature_name":"T-SQL language improvements","last_modified":"2026-08-24","product_id":"fa3a73cd-dcd6-ee11-9079-000d3a310f67","product_name":"Data Warehouse","release_date":"Q4 2026","release_item_id":"ce1edca4-aa9f-f111-b8db-000d3a3ad8c1","release_status":"Planned","release_type":"Public preview"}