Enterprises can now bring existing SQL Server licenses to Amazon RDS, making it easier to move operational data closer to AWS analytics and agentic AI services. Licensing can be complicated, ...

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

Microsoft has launched a database management tool it promises will help users manage multiple databases sharing a single SQL engine. With the vendor's Fabric data platform, Database Hub promises a ...

Explore how SQL Server 2025 reshapes the modern data platform with AI-ready capabilities, developer-first enhancements, hybrid modernisation and practical upgrade readiness guidance. For many years, ...

SQL Server 2025 simplifies this approach by supporting RAG-ready patterns closer to the source. By enabling structured data, unstructured content and vector representations to co-exist within the ...

# Customer intent: "As a cloud administrator, I want to configure a VM-Host placement policy to enable unlimited virtualization with Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server, so that I can optimize ...

The Microsoft SQL provider for the Durable Task Framework (DTFx) and Azure Durable Functions is a storage provider that persists all task hub state in a Microsoft SQL database, which can be hosted in ...

We’re excited to announce a new migration capability in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration. This new capability, now generally available, is powered by Azure Database Migration ...

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its ...

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects simply to a non-technical, business audience. Over… DBMSs are important ...