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The start of 2026 hasn't been kind to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Despite delivering strong Q2 FY2026 earnings, the stock is ...

The October release of Azure Data Studio (formerly called SQL Operations Studio) includes preview support for SQL Server 2019 and more. Azure Data Studio, which was introduced last year as SQL ...

How Microsoft made Azure SQL more available by making recovery faster Your email has been sent Databases are wonderful things, until they go wrong. Then you’re left waiting for a recovery to unwind ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

SQL Server Analysis Services, one of the key features of Microsoft’s relational database enterprise offering, is going to the cloud. The company announced Tuesday that it’s launching the public beta ...

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 ...

Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...