(Windows Azure SQL Database, on the other hand, is only a subset of the full SQL Server database platform). Renting a SQL Server by the hour is very appealing to a lot of customers due to the nature ...

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Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the "most Azure-enabled ...

Microsoft Corp. today is introducing updates across its database portfolio as part of general availability announcements for Azure DocumentDB and SQL Server 2025.

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

Microsoft announced some SQL Server-associated news as part of the PASS Summit event for database administrators and developers, which is ongoing this week. Highlights include migration support to ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

At the second day of the SQL PASS Summit in Seattle, Microsoft announcing a new SQL Azure release as well as some completely new features. Microsoft indicated the improvements planned for the next ...

SQL Server 2022: Here’s what you need to know Your email has been sent Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database workhorse that powers both an internal line of business applications and ...