At Cloud Next 2019, Google announced Cloud SQL for Microsoft SQL Server, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud multi-region replication, and SQL for PostgreSQL version 11.

AWS today announced a new database product that is clearly meant to go after Microsoft’s SQL Server and make it easier — and cheaper — for SQL Server users to migrate to the AWS cloud. The ...

Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads.

Microsoft has published the bulk of Books Online for SQL Server 2008 and a number of SQL Server-related presentations and white papers. You can find these here.

Today xkoto announced that they've added Microsoft's SQL Server to the list of database management systems that they're supporting in GRIDSCALE, fulfilling a promise to expand their offering to ...

Microsoft continues to make positive strides in the world of open source. The company once considered open source software to be an anathema, but now it’s common for Microsoft to pull software ...

SSMA is available in several versions to suit different needs, including Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access, DB2, MySQL, Oracle and SAP ASE. Additionally, SSMA has various target ...

SQL development is evolving fast, and Microsoft.Build.Sql is leading the charge. This next-generation SDK brings flexible project structures, better source control integration, automated build-time ...

Microsoft encourages users to move to SQL Server 2014 or Azure SQL Database, but those aren’t the only options. Either way, the transition is going to take some time.

Figure 2. Successful Azure PowerShell Connection Output. Although this next step might have been set for other reasons, you must have a server firewall rule setup to allow incoming SQL connections ...