One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around ...

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 ...

SQL Server 2022 customers will see benefits in the areas of data integration, analytics, governance, and high availability thanks to the database’s enhanced connectivity to the Azure cloud, Microsoft ...

If you are an old hand at Microsoft SQL Server, you have probably used the SQL Server Agent (i.e., SQL Agent) service and MSDB database for the last 20 years. With a humble and largely unchanged ...

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 ...

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

Azure SQL Database Elastic Jobs preview faces a refresh, introducing customer-requested features and additions including Microsoft Entra ID support, Service-managed Private Link for secure ...

The service is currently in preview for SQL Databases from version 2012 and up, SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.

While SQL Server looks costly compared to the likes of MySQL and Postgresql, for companies seeking a commercially supported database, SQL Server tends to look dirt cheap compared to Oracle.

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server offers granular database control and flexibility. Explore its features, pricing and more in our review.