From immutable ledgers in SQL Azure to in-memory cache in Cosmos DB, Microsoft is adding more features to its Azure data platform. If you’re building cloud-native applications you need a ...

SQL Server 2022 (and Azure SQL Database) quietly added an extended event to detect anti-patterns that the AI tool here is building upon.

Azure SQL Database Edge shares the same programming surface area with Azure SQL Database and SQL Server; you can easily take your applications to the edge without having to learn new tools and ...

Visual Studio has long offered database projects as a way to manage data definition language (DDL) source code for both SQL Server and Azure SQL Database as part of SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

Microsoft today announced a new service in its Azure database lineup during its Build developer conference keynote today. The Azure SQL Data Warehouse, which will go into public preview in June ...

Azure Synapse Overview Azure Synapse, previously known as Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse, integrates big data and data warehousing into a single platform. Its architecture is built on a strong ...

Azure Synapse is better set up for users that just want to deploy a good data warehouse and analytics tool rapidly without being bogged down by configurations, data science minutia, or manual setup.

Microsoft today announced an interesting update to its database lineup with the preview of Azure SQL Database Edge, a new tool that brings the same database engine that powers Azure SQL Database ...