Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options, plus some open source workload additions. Most ...

To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.

Microsoft yesterday announced its Microsoft Azure SQL Database service is incorporating new preview service tiers. The relational Database as a Service (DaaS) cloud offering is getting Basic and ...

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server provides automatic backups and point-in-time restore capabilities, ensuring data is always protected and recoverable in the event of a failure.

To that end, it’s announcing the availability of a new SQL Database service hosted on its Azure cloud platform to replace SQL Server 2008 and AQL Server 2008R2. Azure SQL Database is described ...

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 ...