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microsoft/sql-server-samples — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

11,055Audience · dataComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · moderate

tl;dr

Microsoft's official library of code samples and demo databases for SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure Synapse, each sample lives in its own folder with setup instructions you can run independently.

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    Sample databases
      Wide World Importers
      In-memory demo
      IoT analytics
    Platforms
      SQL Server
      Azure SQL
      Azure Synapse
      Azure SQL Edge
    Workload types
      Transactional
      Analytical
    Contributing
      Fork and PR
      MIT licensed

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Download the Wide World Importers sample database to practice SQL queries on a realistic business dataset.

VIBE 2

Explore SQL Server in-memory storage features using the provided performance demo samples.

VIBE 3

Learn how to ingest and analyze IoT sensor data using the included IoT analytics sample.

VIBE 4

Study Azure Synapse patterns for reporting and analytics workloads with the supplied demo schemas.

what's the stack?

SQLT-SQLSQL ServerAzure SQLAzure Synapse

how it stacks up fr

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Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/51/5
Audiencedatadatadesigner

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Some samples require specific SQL Server editions or Azure subscriptions, check each sample folder's README before starting.

Use, copy, and modify freely for any purpose, including commercial, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

in plain english

This repository is Microsoft's official collection of code samples for their database products: SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse, and Azure SQL Edge. It is a reference library rather than a single application. Each sample lives in its own folder with its own README explaining how to run it. The repository includes several notable pre-built sample databases available as downloads under the Releases section. The main one is Wide World Importers, a fictional wholesale company database that demonstrates both transactional (day-to-day operations) and analytical (reporting and data analysis) workloads. Other releases demonstrate specific features: one shows the performance gains from SQL Server's in-memory storage technology, and another shows how to ingest and analyze data coming from IoT sensors. Some features shown in the samples require specific editions of SQL Server. The README notes this explicitly, since not every SQL Server license includes every capability. The repository is large, and the README includes instructions for cloning only a portion of it if you only want files from the features or demos folders. This avoids downloading the entire repository when you only need one sample. Contributions are welcome. The README explains the process: fork the repository, add your sample in its own folder following a provided template, and submit a pull request. Generated files and personal configuration settings should not be included in submissions. The samples are licensed under the MIT license.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
I have the Wide World Importers database loaded in SQL Server. Write a T-SQL query that shows the top 10 customers by total order value in the last 12 months.
prompt 2
Using the microsoft/sql-server-samples in-memory OLTP demo, explain what changes would make the biggest performance difference in a high-throughput order processing system.
prompt 3
Walk me through setting up the IoT sensor analytics sample from microsoft/sql-server-samples on Azure SQL Edge and querying it with T-SQL.
prompt 4
Show me how to do a partial clone of microsoft/sql-server-samples to download only the features/json folder without cloning the entire repository.

Frequently asked questions

what is sql-server-samples fr?

Microsoft's official library of code samples and demo databases for SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure Synapse, each sample lives in its own folder with setup instructions you can run independently.

What license does sql-server-samples use?

Use, copy, and modify freely for any purpose, including commercial, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is sql-server-samples to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is sql-server-samples for?

Mainly data.

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