As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

SQL Azure adds a pair of secondary data replicas to assure high availability, and the team cited performance issues with replication as the early size-limiting factor. Today, you can rent a 50GB SQL ...