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. Azure SQL Database is described ...

Microsoft added the option of using the Azure Backup service to provide recovery support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 when those workloads are hosted on Azure virtual machines.

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

This capability will also be available for SQL Server 2012. Start modernizing for end of support. With all the new options available, there’s no better time to start modernizing for end of support ...

The Windows Server Failover Cluster is the underlying technology for the SQL Server on Azure VMs high availability options: failover cluster instances (FCIs) and availability groups (AGs). The disk ...

In Azure: Customers running SQL Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 in Azure will get Extended Security Updates for free. On-premises: Customers with active Software Assurance or ...

Today, Microsoft has announced that Azure SQL enabled by Azure Arc will be hitting general availability on July 30, becoming the first of the two Arc-enabled services to be going GA.

The DNN simplifies provisioning and management of the failover cluster instance or availability group listener with SQL Server on Azure VMs. Most SQL Server features work transparently with FCI and ...