Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago.Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure ...

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.

SQL Server has supported backing up to Azure blob storage since a late release of SQL Server 2012. Still, it has always relied upon access keys or shared access signatures for authentication.

The only way to get extended support for 2008 versions of Windows and SQL Server is in the cloud. Here's why you should be thinking about 2012 migrations now as well.

Windows Server, Windows Azure, SQL Server, SQL Azure, Visual Studio, and System Center are all part of this strategy that includes both on-premises and cloud solutions.

When you run SQL Server on Azure, you have a couple of options. You can bring your own license or you can use a pay-as-you-go license, where you effectively rent your SQL Server license as part of ...

SQL Server 2025 also comes with improved AI model management through model definitions built into T-SQL to AI services, including Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Ollama, and more.

A novel approach to targeting Azure VMs. Microsoft’s experts recently reported observing the method in action, which is also the first time someone’s used an SQL server in this way.

As a result, the SQL Server team can work from a single code base and doesn’t really have to worry about where the code will run (and this includes Microsoft’s Azure platform). SQL Server for ...

In just about an hour, I whipped through the roadmaps I've been able to assemble for a wide variety of Microsoft product families, including Windows Server, Windows Azure, SQL Server, SQL Azure ...