Remove Azure Data Studio

Author: rwestMSFT

.openpublishing.redirection.json

@@ -6675,6 +6675,11 @@
       "redirect_url": "/azure/reliability/reliability-nat-gateway",
       "redirect_document_id": false
     },
+    {
+      "source_path": "articles/synapse-analytics/sql/get-started-azure-data-studio.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/azure/synapse-analytics/sql/get-started-ssms",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
+    },
     {
       "source_path": "articles/cyclecloud/how-to/collect-custom-metrics-gpu-infiniband-telegraf.md",
       "redirect_url": "/azure/cyclecloud/how-to/monitor-cyclecloud-cluster-using-prometheus-grafana",

articles/synapse-analytics/sql/get-started-azure-data-studio.md

@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ author: azaricstefan
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: overview 
 ms.subservice: sql 
-ms.date: 04/15/2020 
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 ms.author: stefanazaric 
 ---
 
 # Connect to Synapse SQL with sqlcmd
 
 > [!div class="op_single_selector"]
-> * [Azure Data Studio)](get-started-azure-data-studio.md)
 > * [Power BI](get-started-power-bi-professional.md)
 > * [Visual Studio](../sql/get-started-visual-studio.md)
 > * [sqlcmd](../sql/get-started-connect-sqlcmd.md)

articles/synapse-analytics/sql/get-started-connect-sqlcmd.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: azaricstefan
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ms.subservice: sql
-ms.date: 04/15/2020
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 ms.author: stefanazaric
 
 ---
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ ms.author: stefanazaric
 # Connect to serverless SQL pool with Power BI Professional
 
 > [!div class="op_single_selector"]
->
-> - [Azure Data Studio](get-started-azure-data-studio.md)
 > - [Power BI](get-started-power-bi-professional.md)
 > - [Visual Studio](../sql/get-started-visual-studio.md)
 > - [sqlcmd](../sql/get-started-connect-sqlcmd.md)
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ You need the following tools to issue queries:
 
 - SQL client of your choice:
 
-  - Azure Data Studio
+  - Visual Studio Code
   - SQL Server Management Studio
 
 - Power BI desktop installed
@@ -103,4 +101,4 @@ Write the URL for the database and the name of the database where the view resid
 
 ## Next steps
 
-Advance to [Query storage files](get-started-azure-data-studio.md) to learn how to connect to serverless SQL pool using Azure Data Studio.
+Use sqlcmd to [connect and query](get-started-connect-sqlcmd.md) serverless SQL pool and dedicated SQL pool within Synapse SQL.

articles/synapse-analytics/sql/get-started-power-bi-professional.md

@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ author: azaricstefan
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: overview 
 ms.subservice: sql 
-ms.date: 02/11/2025 
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 ms.author: stefanazaric 
 ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange
 ---
 
 # Connect to Synapse SQL with SQL Server Management Studio
 
 > [!div class="op_single_selector"]
-> * [Azure Data Studio](get-started-azure-data-studio.md)
 > * [Power BI](get-started-power-bi-professional.md)
 > * [Visual Studio](../sql/get-started-visual-studio.md)
 > * [sqlcmd](../sql/get-started-connect-sqlcmd.md)

articles/synapse-analytics/sql/get-started-ssms.md

@@ -6,20 +6,17 @@ author: azaricstefan
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.subservice: sql
-ms.date: 04/15/2020
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 ms.author: stefanazaric 
 ---
 
 # Connect to Synapse SQL with Visual Studio and SSDT
 
 > [!div class="op_single_selector"]
-> * [Azure Data Studio](get-started-azure-data-studio.md)
 > * [Power BI](get-started-power-bi-professional.md)
 > * [Visual Studio](get-started-visual-studio.md)
 > * [sqlcmd](get-started-connect-sqlcmd.md) 
 > * [SSMS](get-started-ssms.md)
-> 
-> 
 
 Use Visual Studio to query dedicated SQL pool using Azure Synapse Analytics. This method uses the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) extension in Visual Studio 2019. 
 

articles/synapse-analytics/sql/get-started-visual-studio.md

@@ -600,8 +600,6 @@ items:
       items:
       - name: Overview
         href: sql/connect-overview.md
-      - name: Query with Azure Data Studio
-        href: sql/get-started-azure-data-studio.md
       - name: Connection strings
         href: sql/connection-strings.md
       - name: Query with SSMS
@@ -612,7 +610,7 @@ items:
         href: sql/get-started-visual-studio.md
       - name: Query using .NET Core
         href: /azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-dotnet-core?context=/azure/synapse-analytics/context/context
-      - name: Query using Visual Studio .NET
+      - name: Query using Visual Studio
         href: /azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-dotnet-visual-studio?context=/azure/synapse-analytics/context/context
       - name: Query using Python
         href: /azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-python?context=/azure/synapse-analytics/context/context