Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

Within the Azure portal query editor, Copilot for Azure SQL Database uses table and view names, column names, primary key, and foreign key metadata to generate T-SQL code. Users then can review ...

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 Azure SQL Database is an excellent Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solution for a wide variety of users, notable for ease of use, exemplary controls, and AI/ML optimization.

Choose a SQL Server trial, edition, tool, or connector that best meets your data and workload needs. Get the full-featured free edition, licensed for use as a development and test database in a ...

Microsoft detailed a raft of improvements coming to its database products at this week's PASS Summit, including migration support to Azure SQL Database, Apache Kafka Support on Azure Event Hubs, Azure ...

Microsoft Azure SQL Database Gets New Service Tiers. By David Ramel; 04/25/2014; Microsoft yesterday announced its Microsoft Azure SQL Database service is incorporating new preview service tiers. The ...

Microsoft has found a new use for natural language processing capabilities in machine learning large language models (LLMs): SQL queries. The company has set up a sandbox for developers and data pros ...

Specifically, Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, which allows developers to massively scale their applications and supports up to 100TB of data.