One highly anticipated new feature in SQL Server 2025 is the ability to call an external REST API endpoint from the database server itself. This new feature opens the door to new data integration scenarios and delivers on the promise to “bring AI closer to data.” What are the steps to follow if you want to use this new feature?
I expect to see two things from this. First, some percentage of developers will abuse it and cause performance problems in the database. Second, some percentage of database administrators will panic about this and try to prevent its use even when it makes sense.
But hey, at least this time, they didn’t use the term “unsafe” to describe something DBAs don’t understand and thus cause a widescale panic.