Microsoft Corp. today announced new cloud-hosted versions of its SQL Server database service as two older on-premises varieties finally will see the end of extended support Tuesday.

Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options, plus some open source workload additions. Most ...

Hey all,<BR><BR>I am working on a project that uses a database as a backend. I've never used a DB before, so I began by reading a general SQL book. When I was ready to go, I downloaded the trial ...

Database backups and restores are key to developing a secure environment for users’ information. A trusted backup plan is a requirement for on-premise and cloud instances. SQL Server database backups ...

Just like the first option, Beekeeper Studio is a free, open-source, cross-platform, SQL editor and database manager. It supports various databases such as MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.

One final note on Azure SQL DB, is once your data is in the service, there is no equivalent on-premises or VM option to easily move back to. There is no real equivalent of Azure SQL Database on AWS.

Amazon said on Wednesday that it plans to offer its cloud computing customers the option of running Microsoft's Windows Server operating system as well as its SQL Server database. Starting ...