Don't need an enterprise-grade database on the cloud? Microsoft offers Azure customers a low-cost, lightweight SQL server option for testing and purposes and apps.

Cloud, containers and ISVs So why is SQL Server on Linux important, and why is it necessary? The two biggest reasons are the cloud and relevance. Microsoft is betting big on Azure, its cloud ...

In addition, the newly announced Microsoft SQL Operations Studio is a cross-platform tool for managing databases on SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

Hybrid cloud or versatile cloud? On the business side, Microsoft sees this release of SQL Server as the one that leverages numerous components of Microsoft’s Intelligent Data Platform (IDP) and ...

Microsoft loves to tell us it loves Linux. And we know it has made its Azure cloud hospitable to open source operating systems and programming languages. But what about the database layer ...

SQL Server holds the top spot in the database arena, serving as the backbone for both large corporations and small businesses alike. Yet, as cloud technology increasingly defines the future of ...

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 ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 set to ease ETL pains with data virtualisation Global software house Microsoft is making big data the focus of SQL Server 2019, set for release later this year.

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment ...

Global software house Microsoft is making big data the focus of SQL Server 2019, set for release later this year. A key part is data virtualisation, eliminating complex ETL processes.