Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options, plus some open source workload additions. Most ...

Database backups and restores are key to developing a secure environment for users’ information. A trusted backup plan is a requirement for on-premise and cloud instances. SQL Server database backups ...

Hey all,<BR><BR>I am working on a project that uses a database as a backend. I've never used a DB before, so I began by reading a general SQL book. When I was ready to go, I downloaded the trial ...

Learn More. Microsoft is now offering Azure SQL database customers a new service tier called Premium RS, along with a no-cost storage upgrade on select plans.

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

One final note on Azure SQL DB, is once your data is in the service, there is no equivalent on-premises or VM option to easily move back to. There is no real equivalent of Azure SQL Database on AWS.

Microsoft Corp. today announced new cloud-hosted versions of its SQL Server database service as two older on-premises varieties finally will see the end of extended support Tuesday.

They can start with low-risk, high-reward options and then gradually progress to a stretched database approach. SQL Server 2016 offers migration assistance that provides a straightforward method for ...