Microsoft plans to release a "General Purpose" version of its Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance (MI) at the "general availability" (GA) commercial-release stage, "starting July 30, 2021." ...

Microsoft recently published updated guidance for running SQL Server on Azure virtual machines (VMs). I wanted to share some of the highlights of the documentation, combined with my experiences ...

Encrypt SQL: With Microsoft providing virtual machines that organizations can install SQL Server on those VMs, what an organization can (and should do) is to ENCRYPT their SQL databases!

Using a connection to Azure Arc, which is part of the SQL Server 2022 setup process, on-premises users can now also opt for cloud-enabled billing to manage consumption spikes or for ad hoc use cases.

SQL Server 2017 Meets Linux, Docker Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2017, the latest release of its flagship database, will be generally available on October 2.

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.