Microsoft can point to gains in the database market of late, but the vendor's not counting on existing momentum. On Wednesday the company unveiled a series of upgrades that will bring its cloud-based ...

Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, SQL Azure, Azure Table Storage, Databricks, Fabric -- Microsoft, as we all know, struggles to name its products clearly. Unclear naming can lead to customer confusion. I ...

Maybe you are still getting up-to-speed with the whole concept of cloud computing. If so, I have a lot of sympathy for you because there is so much to learn and because cloud technologies advance so ...

Other database updates include the availability of an Azure Database for PostgreSQL extension for Azure AI and the addition of Copilot capabilities to Azure SQL DB. Microsoft released multiple updates ...

About 5,500 of the SQL Server faithful came out for the PASS Summit 2018 in Seattle last November. As usual, the event had the feel of a great big family reunion. It’s always a fun time, with lots of ...

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One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around SQL ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server offers granular database control and flexibility. Explore its features, pricing and more in our review. Pricing: Pay as you go model. Key features ...