Joey on SQL Server. A Deep Dive Inside Azure SQL Database, Part 1. Microsoft promises 99.995 percent uptime for the Azure SQL platform, which is incredible.

Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Fast facts. Pricing: Pay as you go model. Key features. AI-powered intelligent performance optimization. Geospatial support. Postgres version 11 supports up to 37 ...

In Azure SQL Database you can also set a HISTORY_RETENTION_PERIOD (and should be able to do it in SQL Server 2017) to control how far back in time your history will extend. Converting Existing Table ...

Paychex explains why it bet on Microsoft's cloud database and AI services. On Monday, Microsoft also announced Azure SQL Database Hyperscale.

SQL Server's Stretch Database feature became publicly available in May 2015 with SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.0. With CTP 2.0, customers could stretch data to Microsoft's database as a service, Azure SQL ...

Next, the attackers attempted to exploit the cloud identity of the SQL Server instance to access the IMDS (Instant Metadata Service) and obtain the cloud identity access key.

Q&A. Empowering AI Applications with Vector Search in SQL Server and Azure Cosmos DB. By David Ramel; 05/27/2025; As developers look to harness the power of AI in their applications, one of the most ...

Joey on SQL Server. A Deep Dive Inside Azure SQL Database, Part 2. In the second part of this series, Joey describes the methods that Microsoft uses to manage code rollouts, and how it detects ...