A new report from research firm GigaOm indicated that SQL Server runs faster on virtual machines on Micrososft's Azure cloud than on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) compute instances (EC2). Sponsored by ...

Putting your databases in the public cloud might be scary, but the rewards are substantial. Here's how this fictional company does it. Just Another Big Business (JABB) Systems International is a ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

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 ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure-enabled ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

Here's a look at how the cloud leaders stack up, the hybrid market, and the SaaS players that run your company as well as their latest strategic moves. Read now Microsoft last week made available a ...