When Microsoft introduced SQL Azure (initially called SQL Data Services) in 2008, database size was limited to either 1GB or 5GB, depending on your service tier.

Microsoft Fabric’s autonomous SQL databases are currently available in public preview, with a free trial option for those interested in exploring their capabilities.

Microsoft has made managing encryption keys more secure for users running SQL Server 2022 CU18 and later on Azure Linux ...

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment ...

How to Synchronize Two Microsoft SQL Databases. If your business uses Microsoft SQL Server, you may want to have multiple instances of servers on multiple computers for synchronization or backup ...

Releases provide convenient downloads of sample databases and applications, eliminating the need to build them from source code. This SQL Server samples repository offers the following notable ...

Proper data management can ensure better results when you need them most. This eight-course bundle illustrates how to make the best use of SQL databases for $40, 97% off the $1600 MSRP.

At the recent Build conference, Microsoft announced a new database offering, which brings SQL Server capabilities to edge computing. Officially called Azure SQL Database Edge, the service runs on ...

You can save a backup of your MS SQL databases to a single file on your hard drive. These backup files have names ending with the ".bak" file extension, and you use them to restore database ...

Yesterday, Microsoft's Dave Campbell, a Technical Fellow on the SQL Server team, posted to the SQL Server team blog on the subject of in-memory database technology. Mary Jo Foley, our "All About ...