We are thrilled to announce a set of product updates across our dotConnect data providers and Entity Developer. The new release adds support for Entity Framework Core 10, introduces AI-focused vector data types across major databases, and extends compatibility with the newest platform capabilities such as SQL Server 2025, Oracle 26ai, and Microsoft Entra authentication.
What’s inside this release
- EF Core 10 support across the dotConnect product line and Entity Developer
- Vector data types for AI workloads
- New database data types in Oracle and MariaDB
- Support for SQL Server 2025 and Oracle 26ai
- Microsoft Entra authentication for dotConnect for SQL Server
- NetTopologySuite 2.6 support for spatial workloads
- Full support for modern .NET provider builds for Entity Developer
EF Core 10 support across the dotConnect product line and Entity Developer
Devart added support for Entity Framework Core 10 across all dotConnect providers (except dotConnect for SQL Server and dotConnect Universal) and Entity Developer. This update helps teams adopt the newest EF Core version while keeping provider-specific functionality and tooling consistent across projects.
Vector data types for AI workloads
We have added native support for vector types used in similarity search, embeddings, and AI-driven features across multiple database systems:
- dotConnect for Oracle 11.1: vector data types in Oracle 23ai/26ai, with support for BINARY, INT8, FLOAT32, FLOAT64 in sparse and dense formats.
- dotConnect for MySQL 10.1: VECTOR data type support in MySQL.
- dotConnect for PostgreSQL 9.1: pgvector types, with support for VECTOR and HALFVEC.
- dotConnect for SQLite 7.1: sqlite-vec vector types, with support for BINARY, INT8, FLOAT.
This set of updates helps developers and data teams store and query vector data through familiar .NET patterns, without custom type workarounds per database.
New database data types in Oracle and MariaDB
The releases also add support for commonly requested modern data types:
- dotConnect for Oracle 11.1: Boolean data type support in Oracle 23ai/26ai.
- dotConnect for Oracle 11.1: JSON data type support in Oracle 21c/23ai/26ai.
- dotConnect for MySQL 10.1: Inet6 data type support in MariaDB.
- dotConnect for MySQL 10.1: UUID data type support in MariaDB.
These updates help teams use native types directly, with clearer mappings and fewer conversion layers in code and schema design.
Support for SQL Server 2025 and Oracle 26ai
To support teams that move early to new platform versions, we have introduced:
- dotConnect for SQL Server 6.1: support for SQL Server 2025.
- dotConnect for Oracle 11.1: support for Oracle 26ai.
Microsoft Entra authentication for dotConnect for SQL Server
Devart added support for Microsoft Entra authentication in .NET Standard 2.0 assemblies of the Devart.Data.SqlServer NuGet package (dotConnect for SQL Server 6.1). This update supports modern identity flows in environments where Entra serves as the primary access control system.
NetTopologySuite 2.6 support for spatial workloads
Spatial workflows receive updates with NetTopologySuite 2.6:
- dotConnect for Oracle 11.1: NetTopologySuite 2.6 support for EF6 in .NET Standard 2.0 assemblies.
- dotConnect providers: NetTopologySuite 2.6 support for EF Core in spatial functionality (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite).
Full support for modern .NET provider builds in Entity Developer
Entity Developer 8.0 adds full functional support for .NET Core/.NET versions of ADO.NET providers. This update helps teams that standardize on modern .NET across development, modeling, and ORM workflows.
Availability
These updates are available in the following product versions:
- dotConnect for Oracle 11.1
- dotConnect for MySQL 10.1
- dotConnect for PostgreSQL 9.1
- dotConnect for SQLite 7.1
- dotConnect for SQL Server 6.1
- Entity Developer 8.0
You can explore the full capabilities of dotConnect and EntityDeveloper through a 30-day free trial, available for all products in the line.
