Microsoft spins up Azure HorizonDB to take on distributed Postgres rivals

Microsoft said Azure HorizonDB had been re-engineered for cloud platforms to offer scale and performance "far beyond" that of ...

Microsoft updates database portfolio and adds open-source offerings

Microsoft Corp. today is introducing updates across its database portfolio as part of general availability announcements for Azure DocumentDB and SQL Server 2025.
InfoQ

QCon SF: Database-Backed Workflow Orchestration Challenges Traditional Architecture

During QCon SF, Jeremy Edberg and Qian Li from DBOS presented a non-conventional architectural approach to workflow ...

OceanBase Unveils and Open-Sources AI-Native Database seekdb at 2025 Annual Conference

At its 2025 Annual Conference today, OceanBase officially launched and open-sourced seekdb, its first AI-native database designed specifically for emerging AI applications.
Redmondmag.com

Big Data Platform Changes Emerge at Ignite as Microsoft Broadens Its Azure Focus

Microsoft used its annual conference to roll out sweeping updates across Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, Fabric, PostgreSQL and SQL Server tooling, signaling broad investments in performance, scalability ...