--- title: SQL Server help and feedback | Microsoft Docs description: A resource for finding ways to get help with your issue or submit feedback for either the SQL Server product, or the SQL Server technical documentation. ms.date: 07/11/2019 ms.prod: sql ms.technology: release-landing ms.reviewer: "" ms.custom: "" ms.topic: conceptual author: MikeRayMSFT ms.author: mikeray monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sqlallproducts-allversions" --- # SQL Server help and feedback This article explains different ways to get assistance with your issue, or provide feedback for either SQL Server, or the SQL Server technical documentation. ## Contact Microsoft Support Customers with a support plan can [open a ticket](https://support.microsoft.com/hub/4343728/support-for-business) with Microsoft support. Review the [support options for businesses](https://support.microsoft.com/help/4341255/support-for-business) for more information. Customers without a support plan can ask the community for help, or submit a bug via UserVoice at [https://aka.ms/sqlfeedback](https://aka.ms/sqlfeedback). ## Ask community for help If you're interested in engaging the vibrant SQL Server community for assistance, there are multiple options available to you! ### MSDN Forums There are many MSDN forums that can help you with your SQL Server questions. - [SQL Server Database Engine](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqldatabaseengine&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [Setup and upgrade](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqlsetupandupgrade&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [High availability and disaster recovery](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqldisasterrecovery%2Csqldatabasemirroring&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [SQL Server Tools](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqltools%2Cssdt&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [Security](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqlsecurity&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [Replication](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqlreplication&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [Transact-SQL (T-SQL)](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=transactsql) - [SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqlintegrationservices&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqlreportingservices&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqlanalysisservices&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) - [SQL Server Data Warehouse](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=sqldatawarehousing&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc) ### Communities There are a few communities that can help you with your SQL Server issues. - [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/sql-server) - [DBA Stack Exchange](https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/sql-server) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/SQLServer/) - [Get help from the community with the #sqlhelp hash tag on twitter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/sqlhelp?src=hash) ## Feedback You can submit suggestions for improvement, as well as submit bugs for: - **SQL Server feedback**: [https://aka.ms/sqlfeedback](https://aka.ms/sqlfeedback) - **SQL Server Big Data Clusters feedback**: [SQL Server Big Data Clusters feedback](https://aka.ms/sql-server-bdc-feedback) - **Azure Data Studio issues**: [Azure Data Studio GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/azuredatastudio/issues) ### SQL Server documentation The best way to reach the SQL Server content team is through Git Issues. You'll find an option to submit a Git Issue at the bottom of most of our pages: ![Git Issue content feedback](media/sql-server-get-help/git-issues.png) If you have something else to share -- an idea, a suggestion, feedback, anything! -- you can open a general Git Issue by going to [https://aka.ms/SQLDocsFeedback](https://aka.ms/SQLDocsFeedback) and selecting **New Issues**. ![New Git Issue](media/sql-server-get-help/new-git-issue.png) ## Social media updates There are a few social media outlets to get information about the latest SQL Server updates. ### Updates via Twitter The following Twitter accounts provide updates about SQL Server: - [SQL Docs Twitter](https://twitter.com/sqldocs) - [SQL Tiger Team Twitter](https://twitter.com/mssqltiger) - [MashaMSFT Twitter](https://twitter.com/mashamsft) ### Blogs The following SQL Server blogs provide the latest information about SQL Server: - [SQL Server Blog](https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/sqlserver/) - [SQL Repl Talk](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/repltalk/) - [SQL Tiger Team](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sql_server_team/) - [SQL Support Team](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/SQL-Server-Support/bg-p/SQLServerSupport/) ## SQL Server license information If you would like to download and review the license information for SQL Server, it can be found at [Microsoft SQL Server Additional Software License Terms](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=39299). 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