Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options, plus some open source workload additions. Most ...

In this white paper, we investigate the SQL Server database backup options in Azure Virtual Machine. We start by explaining the uses and importance of backing up databases. We continue by discussing ...

Azure SQL infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service options (source: Sept. 30, 2020 Azure blog). The diagram also shows rationales for when to use Azure Arc.

Learn More. Elastic database pools, an Azure SQL option that automatically scales cloud databases up or down as conditions dictate, is now generally available.

To that end, it’s announcing the availability of a new SQL Database service hosted on its Azure cloud platform to replace SQL Server 2008 and AQL Server 2008R2.

In December, Microsoft capped the database size cost at $499.95 for the maximum 150 GB of storage possible under the SQL Azure Business Edition. That max cost is now listed by Martin at $225.99. The ...

They can start with low-risk, high-reward options and then gradually progress to a stretched database approach. SQL Server 2016 offers migration assistance that provides a straightforward method for ...

For those using SQL 2005 or SQL 2008, SQL Server Backup to Windows Azure tool can compress, encrypt, and backup databases, according to McDermid. The last step in the process is to build a PowerShell ...