Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

IBM and Cobalt Iron are launching Secure Automated Backup with Compass for IBM Cloud customers—a major expansion of the companies’ joint commitment to deliver modern, automated, and highly secure data ...

SQL developers manage structured databases that power payments, healthcare, retail, and cloud systems. Cloud platforms increase demand for SQL skills, including scaling, backup systems, and security ...

SQL Server tools are used across industries to improve the performance, security, and automation of databases. Modern tools support cloud-hybrid systems and faster data analysis workflows. Choosing ...

Microsoft Azure operates two UK regions—UK South (located in London) and UK West (located in Cardiff and Durham)—providing UK enterprises with data residency options that align with ICO guidance and ...

Microsoft has unveiled the preview of Azure HorizonDB at its Ignite developer conference. The new cloud database service is based on PostgreSQL and is aimed at both developers of new applications and ...

Enterprises need data, and data needs to be stored, with a flexible, portable environment that scales from developers’ laptops to global clouds. That storage also needs to be able to run on any OS and ...

Which feature in SQL Server and Azure Synapse Analytics lets you run T-SQL queries against external data stores and makes those external sources appear as tables in a SQL database?

It’s not every day that a corporate data misstep shakes confidence in the cloud, but that’s exactly what happened with Ernst & Young (EY). A 4-terabyte SQL Server backup sat exposed on Microsoft Azure ...

Organizations are under constant pressure to modernize their estate. Legacy infrastructure, manual processes, and increasing data volumes in silos make it harder to deliver the performance, security, ...

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 ...

You can change the default point-in-time recovery (PITR) backup retention period and the differential backup frequency by using the Azure portal, the Azure CLI, PowerShell, or the REST API. The ...