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As SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reach the end of support in 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to upgrade to a cloud database service. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage change effectively as you ...

Microsoft detailed a raft of improvements coming to its database products at this week's PASS Summit, including migration support to Azure SQL Database, Apache Kafka Support on Azure Event Hubs, Azure ...

Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options, plus some open source workload additions. Most ...

Recent updates to Microsoft's Azure SQL Database service include migration, high-availability and information protection options, and other improvements. Microsoft's aim with these improvements is ...

How Microsoft is powering organizations forward in the era of AI. Today, businesses across every industry must make significant changes to compete in a rapidly modernizing world. In fact, according to ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

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Building cloud-native applications at scale requires choosing your stack carefully. One popular tool is Apache’s Cassandra project, a NoSQL database designed to scale rapidly without affecting ...

Microsoft announced some SQL Server-associated news as part of the PASS Summit event for database administrators and developers, which is ongoing this week. Highlights include migration support to ...