In a recent benchmark, Microsoft claims that SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines can be up to 57% faster and cost up to 54% less than running a similar workload on AWS EC2.

AWS announced the next version of Amazon Aurora Serverless and a new capability that makes it easier to migrate from SQL Server to Amazon Aurora.

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AWS today announced a new database product that is clearly meant to go after Microsoft’s SQL Server and make it easier — and cheaper — for SQL Server users to migrate to the AWS cloud.

SQL Server’s other HA/DR feature, Always On Availability Groups, is a more robust solution capable of providing rapid recoveries with no data loss. Among its other advantages are inclusion in SQL ...

SQL Server on Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (VM) had up to 86.8 percent better price-performance when comparing Azure Hybrid Benefit to AWS License Mobility for three-year compute commitment, and ...

Research firm GigaOm compared throughput performance between SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and SQL Server on AWS EC2, finding the former enjoyed a definite speed edge. "Azure emerged as the ...

SQL Server on Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (VM) had up to 86.8% better price-performance when comparing Azure Hybrid Benefit to AWS License Mobility for three-year compute commitment, and up ...