diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/App.config b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/App.config
index 7040d5a510..a91b941664 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/App.config
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/App.config
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
   <startup>
-    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5.2" />
+    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8" />
   </startup>
   <connectionStrings>
-    <add name="Db" connectionString="Server=tcp:YOUR_SERVER.database.windows.net,1433;Database=ConnectedCar;User ID=YOUR_USERNAME;Password=YOUR_PASSWORD;Encrypt=True;TrustServerCertificate=False;Connection Timeout=30;"/>
+    <add name="Db" connectionString="Server=tcp:YOUR_SERVER.database.windows.net,1433;Database=ConnectedCar;User ID=YOUR_USERNAME;Password=YOUR_PASSWORD;Encrypt=True;TrustServerCertificate=False;Connection Timeout=30;" />
   </connectionStrings>
   <appSettings>
-    <add key="insertSPName" value="InsertEvent"/>            <!--Stored Procedure Name-->
-    <add key="numberOfTasks" value="5"/>                      <!--Number of concurrent async tasks that the Data Generator will use-->
-    <add key="numberOfCars" value="2500"/>                    <!--Number of unique cars-->
-    <add key="batchSize" value="250"/>                        <!--Row Batch Size that every task produces-->
-    <add key="commandDelay" value="10"/>                       <!--Delay between sql commands. You can set this to 0 for max high volume workload-->
-    <add key="commandTimeout" value="600"/>                   <!--SQL Command Timeout-->
-    <add key="enableShock" value="0"/>                        <!--Flag that turns on/off the data shock. This should be set to 0 for max high volume workload-->
-    <add key="rpsFrequency" value="1000"/>                     <!--How frequently the Data Generator Rows Per Second(RPS) is polled-->
-    <add key="logFileName" value="log.txt"/>                  <!--Log File Path-->
+    <add key="insertSPName" value="InsertEvent" />             <!--Stored Procedure Name-->
+    <add key="numberOfTasks" value="5" />                      <!--Number of concurrent async tasks that the Data Generator will use-->
+    <add key="numberOfCars" value="2500" />                    <!--Number of unique cars-->
+    <add key="batchSize" value="250" />                        <!--Row Batch Size that every task produces-->
+    <add key="commandDelay" value="10" />                      <!--Delay between sql commands. You can set this to 0 for max high volume workload-->
+    <add key="commandTimeout" value="600" />                   <!--SQL Command Timeout-->
+    <add key="enableShock" value="0" />                        <!--Flag that turns on/off the data shock. This should be set to 0 for max high volume workload-->
+    <add key="rpsFrequency" value="1000" />                    <!--How frequently the Data Generator Rows Per Second(RPS) is polled-->
+    <add key="logFileName" value="log.txt" />                  <!--Log File Path-->
 
     <!--random number generator settings-->
     <add key="HighSpeedProbabilityPower" value="0.5" />
diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/DataGenerator/DataGenerator.csproj b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/DataGenerator/DataGenerator.csproj
index 56057d7a71..c2299b3a09 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/DataGenerator/DataGenerator.csproj
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/DataGenerator/DataGenerator.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>DataGenerator</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>DataGenerator</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 6d43c482d7..0b60deafdf 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 namespace Client.Properties {
     using System;
-
-
+    
+    
     /// <summary>
     ///   A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.
     /// </summary>
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ namespace Client.Properties {
     // class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
     // To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
     // with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "17.0.0.0")]
     [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
     internal class Resources {
-
+        
         private static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager resourceMan;
-
+        
         private static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo resourceCulture;
-
+        
         [global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1811:AvoidUncalledPrivateCode")]
         internal Resources() {
         }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ internal Resources() {
                 return resourceMan;
             }
         }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all
         ///   resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.
diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 6ec15e636f..c0c8deb1c0 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -8,21 +8,17 @@
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-namespace Client.Properties
-{
-
-
+namespace Client.Properties {
+    
+    
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0")]
-    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase
-    {
-
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.11.0.0")]
+    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
+        
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
-
-        public static Settings Default
-        {
-            get
-            {
+        
+        public static Settings Default {
+            get {
                 return defaultInstance;
             }
         }
diff --git a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/WinFormsClient.csproj b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/WinFormsClient.csproj
index a69b731265..38f3d55db7 100644
--- a/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/WinFormsClient.csproj
+++ b/samples/applications/iot-connected-car/WinFormsClient/WinFormsClient.csproj
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Client</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Client</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
diff --git a/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-app/wwi-app.csproj b/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-app/wwi-app.csproj
index ef139dc607..ca1749fcfe 100644
--- a/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-app/wwi-app.csproj
+++ b/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-app/wwi-app.csproj
@@ -14,15 +14,9 @@
     <Content Remove="wwwroot\OData.tt" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore" Version="2.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies" Version="2.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="2.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="2.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="2.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink" Version="2.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Functions" Version="4.4.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="2.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MsSql.RestApi" Version="0.4.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="1.0.1" />
diff --git a/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-azure-functions/wwi-azure-functions.csproj b/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-azure-functions/wwi-azure-functions.csproj
index c5a3f4b794..fe5616f118 100644
--- a/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-azure-functions/wwi-azure-functions.csproj
+++ b/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-azure-functions/wwi-azure-functions.csproj
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
     <RootNamespace>wwi_azure_functions</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Functions" Version="1.0.22" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MsSql.RestApi" Version="0.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Belgrade.TSql.RestApi" Version="0.9.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Update="host.json">
diff --git a/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-sample.sln b/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-sample.sln
index 38289175c8..3c5b0426ed 100644
--- a/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-sample.sln
+++ b/samples/databases/wide-world-importers/wwi-sample.sln
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ Project("{00D1A9C2-B5F0-4AF3-8072-F6C62B433612}") = "WideWorldImporters", "wwi-s
 EndProject
 Project("{159641D6-6404-4A2A-AE62-294DE0FE8301}") = "Daily ETL", "wwi-ssis\WWI-SSIS\Daily ETL.dtproj", "{925A4107-F621-4697-955C-1EB222C4AB3C}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "wwi-app", "wwi-app\wwi-app.csproj", "{6906F917-3781-423C-9B29-A7D1DCE7EE0D}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "wwi-azure-functions", "wwi-azure-functions\wwi-azure-functions.csproj", "{CEFEBC2F-1BF5-452C-89FF-9BD1892D5DA6}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -51,6 +55,18 @@ Global
 		{925A4107-F621-4697-955C-1EB222C4AB3C}.Development|Any CPU.Build.0 = Development
 		{925A4107-F621-4697-955C-1EB222C4AB3C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Development
 		{925A4107-F621-4697-955C-1EB222C4AB3C}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Development
+		{6906F917-3781-423C-9B29-A7D1DCE7EE0D}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{6906F917-3781-423C-9B29-A7D1DCE7EE0D}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{6906F917-3781-423C-9B29-A7D1DCE7EE0D}.Development|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{6906F917-3781-423C-9B29-A7D1DCE7EE0D}.Development|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{6906F917-3781-423C-9B29-A7D1DCE7EE0D}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{6906F917-3781-423C-9B29-A7D1DCE7EE0D}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{CEFEBC2F-1BF5-452C-89FF-9BD1892D5DA6}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CEFEBC2F-1BF5-452C-89FF-9BD1892D5DA6}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CEFEBC2F-1BF5-452C-89FF-9BD1892D5DA6}.Development|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CEFEBC2F-1BF5-452C-89FF-9BD1892D5DA6}.Development|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CEFEBC2F-1BF5-452C-89FF-9BD1892D5DA6}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{CEFEBC2F-1BF5-452C-89FF-9BD1892D5DA6}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/sql-server-samples.code-workspace b/sql-server-samples.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..362d7c25bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql-server-samples.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file