Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

I've been playing around with the new Microsoft service, currently in preview and it's time to show off what it can do. Have you ever struggled with a database performance problem or ever ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

Microsoft today announced a new service in its Azure database ... while SQL Data Warehouse can adjust to a user’s needs in minutes. As the name implies, the query language for the service ...

Never shy to compare its services to its competitors, Microsoft also notes that Azure SQL Data Warehouse can support up to 128 concurrent queries now, compared to the 50 that Amazon Redshift is ...

One element that was particularly interesting and the top of many conversations afterwards was the day two keynote covering a new offering in public preview called Azure SQL Database ... large ...