porting changes to release branch (#18513)

Author: erpett

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Change Log
 
+## Version 1.27.0
+* Release date: December 18, 2024
+* Release status: GA
+### What's new in 1.27.0
+* Added the ability to filter query result rows by value
+* Added the ability to maximize a specific result set from a query result with multiple sets
+* Added a prompt for adding a firewall rule when using the new Connection Dialog to connect to an Azure SQL Database logical server
+* Fixed usability bugs encountered when viewing query plans
+* Improved performance when resizing the new query results pane with many result sets
+* Fixed several bugs related to the query result message display
+
 ## Version 1.26.0
 * Release date: November 20, 2024
 * Release status: GA

package.json

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   "name": "mssql",
   "displayName": "SQL Server (mssql)",
   "version": "1.27.0",
-  "description": "Develop Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and SQL Data Warehouse everywhere",
+  "description": "Design and optimize schemas for SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL Database in Fabric using a modern, lightweight extension built for developers",
   "publisher": "ms-mssql",
   "preview": false,
   "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.txt",