Nowadays, Wilson says, Paychex is relying on the Microsoft Azure SQL Database cloud service to handle its data. "We've had a great experience with Microsoft," Wilson told Business Insider.

According to Microsoft, SQL Server 2022 introduces a new integration that makes it possible to copy the contents of an on-premises database to Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Q&A Azure SQL Database Edge: How Microsoft Is Giving Edge Devices a Data Boost Microsoft introduced a new service into its "intelligent edge" portfolio at the recent Build conference.

In the cloud era, you may wonder why Microsoft is investing big into an "on-premises" product like SQL Server. It is a complex question I wanted to answer through the lens of some of the new ...