First of all, Azure SQL Database does not have the SQL Server Agent as a service. If you are running SQL Server in an Azure VM, or are using Azure SQL Managed Instance, you can use the Agent but ...

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.

If you are an old hand at Microsoft SQL Server, you have probably used the SQL Server Agent (i.e., SQL Agent) service and MSDB database for the last 20 years. With a humble and largely unchanged ...

You can also use the Azure Hybrid Benefit program to map your on-premise or IaaS SQL Server licenses to Hyperscale databases. What are the Limitations of Hyperscale? Hyperscale, at present, has a few ...

Microsoft Ignite: SQL Server 2017 for Linux goes live; or Windows, if you want The preview Docker image has already been fetched 2 million times.

Microsoft adds retail pricing and cost breakdowns to SQL Server migration assessments in Azure Arc, making planning faster ...

Microsoft today released the 2022 version of its SQL Server database, which features a number of built-in connections to its Azure cloud.

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

Q&A Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database By David Ramel 01/23/2025 Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, ...