Updating optimized locking information (#34853)

Author: MashaMSFT

azure-sql/managed-instance/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn about the new features and documentation improvements for Azu
 author: MashaMSFT
 ms.author: mathoma
 ms.reviewer: wiassaf, mathoma
-ms.date: 07/29/2025
+ms.date: 07/30/2025
 ms.service: azure-sql-managed-instance
 ms.subservice: service-overview
 ms.topic: whats-new
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The following table lists features of Azure SQL Managed Instance that have been
 
 | Feature | GA Month | Details |
 | ---| --- |--- |
-|[Optimized locking](/sql/relational-databases/performance/optimized-locking)| July 2025 | Azure SQL Managed Instance with the [Always-up-to-date](update-policy.md#always-up-to-date-update-policy) update policy now has optimized locking enabled for all user databases. |
+|[Optimized locking](/sql/relational-databases/performance/optimized-locking)| July 2025 | Azure SQL Managed Instance with the [Always-up-to-date update policy](update-policy.md#always-up-to-date-update-policy) now has optimized locking enabled for all user databases. |
 |[UNISTR (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/unistr-transact-sql) | July 2025 | Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports the `UNISTR` T-SQL syntax for Unicode string literals.|
 |[\|\| (String concatenation)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/string-concatenation-pipes-transact-sql?view=azuresqldb-current&preserve-view=true) and [\|\|= (Compound assignment)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/compound-assignment-pipes-transact-sql?view=azuresqldb-current&preserve-view=true) syntax support | July 2025 |Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports [\|\| (String concatenation)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/string-concatenation-pipes-transact-sql?view=azuresqldb-current&preserve-view=true) and [\|\|= (Compound assignment)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/compound-assignment-pipes-transact-sql?view=azuresqldb-current&preserve-view=true) Transact-SQL syntax.|
 | [Degrees of parallelism (DOP) feedback](/sql/relational-databases/performance/intelligent-query-processing-degree-parallelism-feedback?view=azuresqldb-mi-current&preserve-view=true) | July 2025|  DOP feedback improves query performance by identifying parallelism inefficiencies for repeating queries, based on elapsed time and waits. For more information, see the [Smarter Parallelism: Degree of parallelism feedback in SQL Server 2025](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserver/smarter-parallelism-degree-of-parallelism-feedback-in-sql-server-2025/4431318) blog. |
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@ Learn about significant changes to the Azure SQL Managed Instance documentation.
 
 | Changes | Details |
 | --- | --- |
-| **UNISTR (Transact-SQL)** | Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports the `UNISTR` T-SQL syntax for Unicode string literals. This capability is now generally available in an Azure SQL Managed Instance configured with the [Always-up-to-date](/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/update-policy#always-up-to-date-update-policy) update policy. For more information, see [UNISTR (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/unistr-transact-sql).|
-| **\|\| (String concatenation) and \|\|= (Compound assignment) syntax support** | Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports [\|\| (String concatenation)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/string-concatenation-pipes-transact-sql) and [\|\|= (Compound assignment)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/compound-assignment-pipes-transact-sql) Transact-SQL syntax. This capability is now generally available in an Azure SQL Managed Instance configured with the [Always-up-to-date](/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/update-policy#always-up-to-date-update-policy) update policy.|
 | **Degrees of parallelism (DOP) feedback GA** |  DOP feedback improves query performance by identifying parallelism inefficiencies for repeating queries, based on elapsed time and waits. DOP feedback is now generally available for Azure SQL Managed Instance with the [Always-up-to-date update policy](update-policy.md#always-up-to-date-update-policy). To learn more, see [Degrees of parallelism (DOP) feedback](/sql/relational-databases/performance/intelligent-query-processing-degree-parallelism-feedback?view=azuresqldbmi-current&preserve-view=true). For additional information, see the [Smarter Parallelism: Degree of parallelism feedback in SQL Server 2025](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserver/smarter-parallelism-degree-of-parallelism-feedback-in-sql-server-2025/4431318) blog. |
 |**Migrate SQL Server instance to Azure preview** | Migrate your SQL Server instance enabled by Azure Arc to Azure SQL Managed Instance through the Azure portal. This feature is currently in preview. Review [Migrate SQL Server instance to Azure SQL Managed Instance](/sql/sql-server/azure-arc/migrate-to-azure-sql-managed-instance) to learn more. |
+|**Optimized locking GA**| The [optimized locking](/sql/relational-databases/performance/optimized-locking) feature is generally available for Azure SQL Managed Instance configured with the [Always-up-to-date update policy](update-policy.md#always-up-to-date-update-policy) and enabled for all user databases.|
+| **UNISTR (Transact-SQL) GA** | Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports the `UNISTR` T-SQL syntax for Unicode string literals. This capability is now generally available for Azure SQL Managed Instance configured with the [Always-up-to-date update policy](/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/update-policy#always-up-to-date-update-policy). For more information, see [UNISTR (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/unistr-transact-sql).|
+| **\|\| (String concatenation) and \|\|= (Compound assignment) syntax support GA** | Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports [\|\| (String concatenation)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/string-concatenation-pipes-transact-sql) and [\|\|= (Compound assignment)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/compound-assignment-pipes-transact-sql) Transact-SQL syntax. This capability is now generally available in an Azure SQL Managed Instance configured with the [Always-up-to-date](/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/update-policy#always-up-to-date-update-policy) update policy.|
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 ### June 2025
 

azure-sql/managed-instance/update-policy.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Use the update policy setting in Azure SQL Managed Instance to cont
 author: MladjoA
 ms.author: mlandzic
 ms.reviewer: mathoma
-ms.date: 07/22/2025
+ms.date: 07/30/2025
 ms.service: azure-sql-managed-instance
 ms.subservice: deployment-configuration
 ms.topic: how-to
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The following table lists all the features that are only available to instances
 
 |*Always-up-to-date* update policy  |*SQL Server 2022* update policy  |
 |---------|---------|
-|- [JSON data type](/sql/t-sql/data-types/json-data-type) <br /> - [Invoke an HTTPS REST endpoint SP](/sql/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-invoke-external-rest-endpoint-transact-sql) <br /> - [Azure SQL Managed Instance Mirroring in Fabric](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/azure-sql-managed-instance) <br /> - [Vector functions](/sql/t-sql/functions/vector-functions-transact-sql?view=azuresqlmi-current&preserve-view=true) <br /> - [Vector data type](/sql/t-sql/data-types/vector-data-type?view=azuresqlmi-current&preserve-view=true) <br /> - [Fuzzy string matching?](/sql/relational-databases/fuzzy-string-match/overview)  <br /> - [DATEADD (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/dateadd-transact-sql).  <br /> - [UNISTR (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/unistr-transact-sql) <br /> - [Regular expression functions](/sql/relational-databases/regular-expressions/overview) <br /> - [\|\| (String concatenation)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/string-concatenation-pipes-transact-sql) <br /> - [\|\|= (Compound assignment)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/compound-assignment-pipes-transact-sql) <br /> - [Degree of parallelism (DOP) feedback](/sql/relational-databases/performance/intelligent-query-processing-degree-parallelism-feedback?view=azuresqlmi-current&preserve-view=true)  | - [Restore database to SQL Server 2022](restore-database-to-sql-server.md)  <br /> - [Link with bidirectional failover and disaster recovery](managed-instance-link-disaster-recovery.md)   |
+|- [JSON data type](/sql/t-sql/data-types/json-data-type) <br /> - [Invoke an HTTPS REST endpoint SP](/sql/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-invoke-external-rest-endpoint-transact-sql) <br /> - [Azure SQL Managed Instance Mirroring in Fabric](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/azure-sql-managed-instance) <br /> - [Vector functions](/sql/t-sql/functions/vector-functions-transact-sql?view=azuresqlmi-current&preserve-view=true) <br /> - [Vector data type](/sql/t-sql/data-types/vector-data-type?view=azuresqlmi-current&preserve-view=true) <br /> - [Fuzzy string matching?](/sql/relational-databases/fuzzy-string-match/overview)  <br /> - [DATEADD (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/dateadd-transact-sql).  <br /> - [UNISTR (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/unistr-transact-sql) <br /> - [Regular expression functions](/sql/relational-databases/regular-expressions/overview) <br /> - [\|\| (String concatenation)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/string-concatenation-pipes-transact-sql) <br /> - [\|\|= (Compound assignment)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/compound-assignment-pipes-transact-sql) <br /> - [Degree of parallelism (DOP) feedback](/sql/relational-databases/performance/intelligent-query-processing-degree-parallelism-feedback?view=azuresqlmi-current&preserve-view=true) <br /> - [Optimized locking](/sql/relational-databases/performance/optimized-locking?view=azuresqlmi-current&preserve-view=true)  | - [Restore database to SQL Server 2022](restore-database-to-sql-server.md)  <br /> - [Link with bidirectional failover and disaster recovery](managed-instance-link-disaster-recovery.md)   |
 
 The following features are impacted by the configured update policy: 
 

docs/relational-databases/performance/optimized-locking.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "Learn about the optimized locking enhancement to the database engi
 author: MikeRayMSFT
 ms.author: mikeray
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest, peskount, praspu, dfurman
-ms.date: 07/29/2025
+ms.date: 07/30/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: performance
 ms.topic: conceptual
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ helpviewer_keywords:
   - "optimized locking"
 dev_langs:
   - "TSQL"
-monikerRange: "=azuresqldb-current || =fabric || >=sql-server-ver17 || >=sql-server-linux-ver17"
+monikerRange: "=azuresqldb-current || =azuresqldb-mi-current || =fabric || >=sql-server-ver17 || >=sql-server-linux-ver17"
 ---
 
 # Optimized locking