Utilizing External Tables to Store and Query Data on MinIO with SQL Server 2022

With Microsoft SQL Server 2022, object storage becomes a first class citizen through a technique called external tables. There are two parts. First, an S3 connector. Second, enhancements to the Polybase data virtualization framework.

With this addition, enterprises can now query massive object stores with SQL Server 2022 - wherever those object stores exist. The new feature addresses two key customer challenges - ways to access the data where it is and not having to learn new languages.

With MinIO …

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