A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

If Azure Virtual Machine (VM) is shutting down or stopping unexpectedly, make sure Linux agent is not glitching, machine has enough resources, etc.

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

Customers who are running their SQL Server workloads using SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and Azure SQL Managed Instance are now eligible for new high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR ...

SQL Server 2022 customers will see benefits in the areas of data integration, analytics, governance, and high availability thanks to the database’s enhanced connectivity to the Azure cloud, Microsoft ...

Azure SQL Options Microsoft last year explained Azure Arc deployment options for Azure SQL Server in this announcement, which included the following useful diagram: [Click on image for larger view.] ...

Microsoft recently published updated guidance for running SQL Server on Azure virtual machines (VMs). I wanted to share some of the highlights of the documentation, combined with my experiences ...

Virtual machines are therefore a good option for a variety of SQL Server workloads. With SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, there’s no need to make significant changes to your apps. You can migrate ...