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Big news for the data and analytics community: AI SQL Tuner Studio just launched on Product Hunt.  If you work with SQL Server—Power BI models, ETL pipelines, or enterprise workloads—this tool gives you instant, AI‑guided tuning insights without digging through execution plans.  To mark the launch, enjoy 30% off Standard and Pro Editions using code PH30 through 31-May-2026.  Check out the launch and join the conversation at Product Hunt .

If your Power BI models sit on top of SQL Server — DirectQuery, Import from relational sources, composite models, or a dedicated warehouse — the speed of your reports is tied to the speed of the database underneath. AI SQL Tuner Studio 1.0.29.0 is out, and the headline change is AI model support. The product now offers Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.6 from Anthropic, alongside the existing GPT-5.4 from OpenAI. What’s actually new Version 1.0.29.0 adds two Anthropic models to the AI Model dropdown inside the Studio. You can use them for any of the product’s tuning goals — Server Health Check, Query Tuner, Index Insights, Deadlock Analysis, and Code Review. The Anthropic models are built in . No separate Anthropic API key, no Bedrock account, no Azure endpoint to configure. Pick the model, run the analysis, get the report. Model availability by edition The Anthropic rollout isn’t uniform across editions. Here’s the matrix: ...