SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same underlying engine, so code and queries work the same way. The ...

AI agents promise to transform business workflows, but their effectiveness depends on secure, reliable access to enterprise data. In this episode of DEMO, Keith Shaw speaks with Mike Albritton, Senior ...

Transactional replication allows you to replicate data from one database to another hosted on either SQL Server or Azure SQL Managed Instance. SQL Managed Instance can be a publisher, distributor, or ...

Microsoft has revealed some details about what's next for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Customers should expect multiple SSMS releases soon. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool of ...

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.

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 ...

Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...