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.

In an earlier column, I showed how to create a temporal table in SQL Server 2016 or Azure SQL Database. Once you've defined a temporal table, SQL Server automatically keeps a history of all the ...

In Azure SQL Database you can also set a HISTORY_RETENTION_PERIOD (and should be able to do it in SQL Server 2017) to control how far back in time your history will extend. Converting Existing Table ...

Here's one big advantage to moving to Microsoft Azure SQL Database-you never have to patch. That's all well and good, but most of the SQL Server installed license base is still on-premise. If you're ...

Microsoft's database releases from 2008 and 2010 reach end of extended support. In response, Redmond says, that for many customers, the time for cloud migration has arrived.

Microsoft has unloaded a series of major updates to its Windows Azure service, including notification hubs, SQL Server AlwaysOn support and disaster recovery. Microsoft's Bing News app can use ...

The Azure Hybrid Benefit will now provide customers with up to 30 percent savings on their SQL Database Managed Instance bill when they migrate their existing SQL Server licenses to the cloud.

SQL Server 2025 also comes with improved AI model management through model definitions built into T-SQL to AI services, including Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Ollama, and more.

Microsoft has announced the upcoming releases of several software products and services, along with updates to the Azure cloud computing service including per-minute billion.

There's a catch: They have to bring their workloads to the Azure cloud. But for some users, this could be a feasible option. Extended support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 is set to end in July ...