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 ...

Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA. Here are the key concepts to understand about cloud scripting and a rundown of the best tools for automating code in ...

Microsoft explains how Hyperscale separates compute, logging and storage while retaining a single primary for writes and SQL Server transaction semantics.

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 ...

A research-paper retrospective explains how separating query processing, logs, pages and storage changed the scaling behavior of Azure SQL Database.

Azure Data Factory lab: incremental SQL Server to ADLS Gen2 loading with a batch watermark, Parquet files, and failure recovery. - rusinda36/adf-sqlserver-adls-watermark ...

The database software market no longer consists of a handful of dominant database management system technologies. The available offerings have expanded significantly and now include dozens of ...