The Migrate SQL Server feature in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) helps you assess SQL Server instances, compare Azure SQL migration targets, review migration readiness, get target sizing and ...

After your SQL Server instance is enabled by Azure Arc, you can assess your SQL Server data estate to identify an optimal Azure SQL migration target. Then you can migrate your SQL Server databases to ...

Introducing a new cloud billing option for SQL Server customers, providing pay-as-you-go flexibility across on-premises and cloud environments. License by vCore [4]New Allows customers to elect to ...

SQL Server end of support is a recurring cost. Ascent argues moving to versionless Azure SQL ends the upgrade cycle – once, ...

SQL Server on Azure Local is generally available. Review disconnected deployment requirements, separate licensing, and ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...

Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...

If you've just started writing SQL Server queries, there's a good chance you probably wrote a query, saw it return the right ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is a relational database management system (DBMS) for Windows platforms that can be used for building, deploying and managing applications located on premises or in the cloud ...

Organizations running business-critical SQL Server workloads need a managed database service that is performant, highly available, flexible, and reliable. Today, we’re pleased to announce the general ...