Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure-enabled ...

The expanded support provides visibility into query-level metrics and detailed explain plans so all Microsoft customers can benefit from Database Monitoring With this expanded support, engineers and ...

Recent SQL Server 2025, Azure SQL, SSMS 22 and Fabric announcements highlight new event streaming and vector search capabilities, plus expanding monitoring and ontology tooling -- with tradeoffs in ...

Microsoft has launched Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server on Windows in the US Government, Virginia region. The Redmond giant called this a "major first step". Microsoft has recently announced that Azure ...

As Mary Jo Foley reported this week, hybrid cloud drew a cluster of announcements at Microsoft Ignite. Among them were announcements for general availability of Azure Arc enabled server that enables ...