Microsoft plans to release a 'General Purpose' version of its Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance (MI) at the 'general availability' (GA) commercial-release stage, 'starting July 30, 2021.' ...

As SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reach the end of support in 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to upgrade to a cloud database service. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage change effectively as ...

Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options.

That connectivity is the driving force behind a host of new SQL Server capabilities in the 2022 release, including enhancements related to Azure Synapse Link, Microsoft Purview, and the new “link ...

According to Microsoft, SQL Server 2022 introduces a new integration that makes it possible to copy the contents of an on-premises database to Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Recent updates to Microsoft's Azure SQL Database service include migration, high-availability and information protection options, and other improvements.

The expanded support includes protection for Azure SQL workloads, including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure virtual machines.

The ability to run Azure SQL Managed Instance -- a cloud version of SQL Server -- on non-Azure clouds, and even on-premises, will be generally available and production-ready on July 30th, 2021.

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is the ideal solution for an easier lift-and-shift migration of your legacy SQL Server databases to the cloud.