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 ...

The recent release of Microsoft SQL Server 2017 illustrates how the company is seeking to deliver their tools with an increasingly platform agnostic approach. This is evidenced by the adoption of the ...

Q&A Cloud and Infrastructure: 'There Is No Easy Button' SQL Server expert Allan Hirt shares what database pros need to know about their core infrastructure. By Gladys Rama, Chris Paoli 10/18/2023 ...

SQL Server 2022 also includes enhanced support for JSON data, query intelligence for better performance and a Ledger feature that enables blockchain-style tamper-proofing in the database.

Microsoft Corp. today announced new cloud-hosted versions of its SQL Server database service as two older on-premises varieties finally will see the end of extended support Tuesday.

“SQL Server Express is a version of SQL Server you can use for dev/test and Web and mobile apps with lightweight relational database needs,” stated the company in a Feb. 12 blog post.

Cloud SQL will be a managed SQL Server cloud service offered by Google as a “sneak preview,” the company plans to announce Wednesday at Google Cloud Next 2019.

The strategic migration and consolidation of SQL server farms to the cloud, supported by automation technology, can result in benefits and pave the way for continued innovation, data utilization ...