Microsoft plans to release a 'General Purpose' version of its Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance (MI) at the 'general availability' (GA) commercial-release stage, 'starting July 30, 2021.' ...

In a recently commissioned study 3 conducted by IDC, migrating to Azure SQL Managed Instance delivered a 45% increase of productivity for database administrators and 27% increase in productivity ...

The preview of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is currently available in 20 Azure regions, although it's a limited offering. Azure Portal users have to enroll and get accepted into the preview ...

The Implications Of Azure Database For MariaDB Retirement Microsoft’s decision to retire Azure Database for MariaDB signals a strategic shift toward its flagship offering, Azure Database for ...

As SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reach the end of support in 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to upgrade to a cloud database service. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage change effectively as ...

The Azure Hybrid Benefit will now provide customers with up to 30 percent savings on their SQL Database Managed Instance bill when they migrate their existing SQL Server licenses to the cloud.

Recent updates to Microsoft's Azure SQL Database service include migration, high-availability and information protection options, and other improvements. Microsoft's aim with these improvements is ...

The latest Discovery Hub with Azure SQL Database Managed Instance template, available in the Azure Marketplace, now supports public endpoints for Azure SQL Database Managed Instance.

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is the ideal solution for an easier lift-and-shift migration of your legacy SQL Server databases to the cloud. Azure services help IT teams migrate data to ...