Database backups and restores are key to developing a secure environment for users’ information. A trusted backup plan is a requirement for on-premise and cloud instances. SQL Server database backups ...

About 5,500 of the SQL Server faithful came out for the PASS Summit 2018 in Seattle last November. As usual, the event had the feel of a great big family reunion. It’s always a fun time, with lots of ...

Microsoft has two primary platform as a service (PaaS) offerings for SQL Server running Azure: Azure SQL Database, which is primarily used for new applications that were developed and grown in the ...

Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA. Here are the key concepts to understand about cloud scripting and a rundown of the best tools for automating code in ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

With the latest public preview available, it’s time to decide if you want to upgrade to Microsoft’s most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far. Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database ...

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 ...