SQL Server database backups in Azure, in either an IaaS or PaaS implementation, introduce several distinct features which may help optimize a backup plan. Of course, there are also a few drawbacks to ...

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 Managed Instance General Purpose is "a tier of Microsoft's relational database service, based on SQL Server, that operates like an on-premises SQL Server instance," Snodgrass explained ...

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 ...

Microsoft today announced the general availability of the open source Data API builder (DAB), which provides REST and GraphQL endpoints for Azure databases, some three years in the making.

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, ...

Database backups and restores are key to developing a secure environment for users’ information. A trusted backup plan is a requirement for on-premise and cloud instances. SQL Server database backups ...