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With the latest public preview available, it's time to see if you want to upgrade to the most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far.
Microsoft today released the 2022 version of its SQL Server database, which features a number of built-in connections to its Azure cloud.
Microsoft adds retail pricing and cost breakdowns to SQL Server migration assessments in Azure Arc, making planning faster ...
In the first of this two-part series, Microsoft's lead SQL architect explains how the company collects -- and secures -- telemetry data from Azure SQL Database customers to improve its engineering ...
Microsoft SQL Server 2008/R2 reach end of support; SQL Server 2019 and Azure await Microsoft's database releases from 2008 and 2010 reach end of extended support.
A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.
Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance: To ensure uptime, SQL Server 2022 is fully integrated with the new link feature in Azure SQL Managed Instance. With this new capability, you benefit from a ...
The only way to get extended support for 2008 versions of Windows and SQL Server is in the cloud. Here's why you should be thinking about 2012 migrations now as well.
Microsoft today announced the preview launch of Azure Dedicated Host, a new cloud service that will allow you to run your virtual machines on ...
Shireesh Thota, Corporate Vice President of Azure Data at Microsoft, says, “Striim’s point-to-point solution for SQL Server to Microsoft Fabric will help enterprises needing low-latency, real ...
Q&A Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database By David Ramel 01/23/2025 Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, ...