Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

The Azure SQL Database query editor (preview) is a tool to run SQL queries against Azure SQL Database in the Azure portal. If you don't already have an Azure SQL Database created, see Quickstart: ...

To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.

Microsoft has announced a private preview of Copilot for SQL Azure, which offers a natural language for SQL conversion and self-help for database administration.

Joey on SQL Server. Hands-On with Copilot for Azure SQL Database. I've been playing around with the new Microsoft service, currently in preview and it's time to show off what it can do.

Azure SQL database To start, log in to Microsoft Azure using your administrative credentials. From the Home or Dashboard screen, click the Create a resource (+) link.