Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

Azure SQL Managed Instance gains SQL Server 2025 update policy control. GA policy balances new engine features with operational stability governance. Enhanced update management supports enterprise ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

Let's kick off 2024 by checking in with the current status of some of Microsoft's more popular database options, like Azure SQL Database, Azure Managed Instance and more. Happy New Year's to my ...