Microsoft explains how Hyperscale separates compute, logging and storage while retaining a single primary for writes and SQL Server transaction semantics.

Microsoft makes SQL Server migration to Azure Virtual Machines generally available through Azure Migrate and Azure Arc. Unified Azure portal experience streamlines SQL Server assessment, migration, ...

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. In ...

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 in ...

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

Azure Data Studio is a free Microsoft desktop tool, initially called SQL Operations Studio, that can be used to manage SQL Server databases and cloud-based Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Data ...

SQL Server is primarily built around a row-based table structure that connects related data elements in different tables to one another, avoiding the need to redundantly store data in multiple places ...

Microsoft's Azure SQL Database is getting an expanded range of performance tiers, upping the Standard tier maximum DTUs to 3000. Storage add-ons are also available for the different tiers.

Microsoft published interim SQL time zone guidance for Canadian changes. SQL Server on Windows depends on the applicable Windows update. Linux and Azure SQL environments may require temporary mappings ...