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 ...

In a recently commissioned study 3 conducted by IDC, migrating to Azure SQL Managed Instance delivered a 45% increase of productivity for database administrators and 27% increase in productivity ...

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 ...

The biggest benefit for time-pressed IT staff about the Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is that by rehosting their databases on Azure, they hand over operating system and security maintenance ...

The preview of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is currently available in 20 Azure regions, although it's a limited offering. Azure Portal users have to enroll and get accepted into the preview ...

For example, customers can choose to go with Azure SQL Database managed instance, which provides what the company calls “evergreen SQL” wherein the software and infrastructure is continuously ...

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, in preview as well, is a new deployment option and as the name suggests, it's a fully managed instance of the Azure SQLDB, including backups, security, high ...

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 ...

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 ...