First, the Compute nodes look like a traditional SQL Server, but without local data files or a log file. The Compute nodes write OLTP activity to the Log Service and fetches data pages from the Page ...

To that end, it’s announcing the availability of a new SQL Database service hosted on its Azure cloud platform to replace SQL Server 2008 and AQL Server 2008R2.

Joey on SQL Server How Telemetry Is Making SQL Server and Azure SQL Better: Part 1 In the first of this two-part series, Microsoft's lead SQL architect explains how the company collects -- and ...

SQL Server’s data resiliency story gets a boost thanks to the new “link feature” in Azure SQL Managed Instance. According to Kumar’s post, the link feature includes a built-in Distributed Availability ...

Using a connection to Azure Arc, which is part of the SQL Server 2022 setup process, on-premises users can now also opt for cloud-enabled billing to manage consumption spikes or for ad hoc use cases.

This seems like more of a server room question than one for the MS forum, but if I'm wrong let me know and I'll ask for a lock/move.In any event:I'm trying to lab up SQL Server 2008 in a 2-node ...

This capability is meant to aid with auditing sensitive data. Vulnerability Assessment As the name implies, the Vulnerability Assessment fea­ture scans Azure SQL databases for a wide variety of ...

Joey on SQL Server Top Tips To Make SQL Server Run Faster on Azure VMs Storage and performance can be quite different in the cloud. It's important to choose the right VM size and configure your ...

For SQL Server and Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, you’ll get free ESUs on Azure until July 12, 2025; Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 extended support goes away on October 10, 2026.