Microsoft on Monday announced that Azure Backup for SQL Server had reached "general availability" status, meaning it's deemed ready for production-environment use. This service is used to backup SQL ...

Microsoft added the option of using the Azure Backup service to provide recovery support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 when those workloads are hosted on Azure virtual machines. The Azure ...

A solid database backup plan is just as critical in the cloud as it is on-premise, but running SQL Server on Azure virtual machine introduces a few new issues. Presented by Datavail's Andy McDermid ...

On Wednesday Microsoft announced the release of SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2). SQL Server 2014 was announced a few months ago. It continues much of the technologies of SQL ...

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No fooling: The next version of Microsoft's flagship database will be available on April 1. SQL Server 2014 hit its "release-to-manufacturing" milestone today, which typically falls several weeks ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. In its latest stab at cloud-based data protection for ...