It's worth noting that SQL server has a separate network path for ODBC (I believe). The announcement doesn't really say anything one way or the other about nat

It's worth noting that SQL server has a separate network path for ODBC (I believe). The announcement doesn't really say anything one way or the other about native drivers like SqlConnection in ADO.NET. Tbh, hardly anyone uses ADO, ADO.NET only really shares a name. I'm slightly curious about what they're going to do with the OLAP connectivity, though. ADO has always been the recommended approach.