Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose is "a tier of Microsoft's relational database service, based on SQL Server, that operates like an on-premises SQL Server instance," Snodgrass explained ...

As SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reach the end of support in 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to upgrade to a cloud database service. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage change effectively as ...

In addition, Microsoft is offering a new Azure Hybrid Benefit for greater pricing choices. This option allows you to use your current SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance to pay for Managed ...

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance Preview The preview of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is currently available in 20 Azure regions, although it's a limited offering.

Like its counterpart, Azure SQL Manages Instance, the idea here is to give users access to a scalable, cloud-based database service. To use Cassandra in Azure before, businesses had to either move ...

The company will provide three more years of support to Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 when workloads are moved to Azure virtual machines or Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, which ...

Recent updates to Microsoft's Azure SQL Database service include migration, high-availability and information protection options, and other improvements. Microsoft's aim with these improvements is ...

To encourage customers to make the move, Microsoft said it’s expanding its Azure Hybrid Benefit program, which provides savings of up to 30 percent on SQL Database Managed Instance bills when ...

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is the ideal solution for an easier lift-and-shift migration of your legacy SQL Server databases to the cloud. Azure services help IT teams migrate data to ...