Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

However, Microsoft does not offer an SLA on the free tier of resources consumed. You can have up to one free tier per Azure Cosmos DB account per Azure subscription. Please note that if you create a ...

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 ...

Microsoft today announced an interesting update to its database lineup with the preview of Azure SQL Database Edge, a new tool that brings the same ...

Microsoft announced a lot of Azure SQL news at Ignite this month, but few as critical to application development security than the public preview of Always Encrypted with secure enclaves. Here's ...

SQL Server 2022 also includes enhanced support for JSON data, query intelligence for better performance and a Ledger feature that enables blockchain-style tamper-proofing in the database.