Microsoft has added automated backup and patching for SQL Server databases running in virtual machines on its Azure cloud, in a bid to simplify management and improve reliability. As enterprises ...

In the cloud era, you may wonder why Microsoft is investing big into an "on-premises" product like SQL Server. It is a complex question I wanted to answer through the lens of some of the new ...

The latest version of Microsoft's flagship Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is offered in two versions: the regular SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 1 and the cloud-based SQL ...