Azure HorizonDB enters public preview at Microsoft Build 2026 alongside Web IQ, a Bing-rebuilt AI grounding API already ...

The announcements add built-in durability for Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey and a new bring-your-own-media option for Amazon ...

Database Level TDE CMK is available for Azure SQL Database (all SQL Database editions). It is not available for Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on-premises, Azure VMs, and Azure Synapse ...

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 ...

China’s cheap artificial intelligence models are rapidly attracting global users and creating new winners in the nation’s stock market. As AI development increasingly focuses on performing a diverse ...

“Give me tokens. Just give me tokens. I want them fast. I want them cheap. I want them now.” That’s the mantra for developers building software on generative AI models, or at least what Parasail CEO ...

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive four-phase methodology for migrating on-premise databases to Azure SQL, addressing critical challenges in compatibility, data integrity, and performance ...

Azure database savings plans cut cloud costs across SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Cosmos DB. Unlike reservations, Azure savings plans offer cross-region, cross-service flexibility with simpler pricing.

Charles Lamanna (left), Microsoft’s executive vice president of Business Applications & Agents, interviewed by GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop at GeekWire’s Agents of Transformation event at Block 41 ...

Crypto projects will unlock $317 million in tokens this week. Jupiter, Humanity and Grass lead this week’s major token unlocks. Token unlocks may increase volatility and short-term selling pressure.

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

The focus of this new AI accelerator is inference— the production deployment of AI models in applications. Its architecture combines high compute performance with a newly designed memory system and a ...