I was not terribly surprised that there were some changes coming to the SQL Server licensing model with this new version. Effective January 2023, Microsoft will raise the per core pricing of SQL ...

There are many reasons—the first being concerns ... Suppose instead you were running SQL Server in an Azure VM. In that case, restoring your backup to your target environment is simply a matter ...

From a SQL Server point of view, there’s nothing you can tune. Engage the network team if there’s a long distance between servers, or the application team to check on application/server resources.

It’s time for the next version of SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship database product. The company today announced the first public preview of SQL Server 2019 and while yet another update to a ...

Back in November 2024, Microsoft announced the private preview of SQL Server 2025, the successor to the popular SQL Server 2022. Targeting the current industry trend, SQL Server 2025 will allow ...

In my last column (“What’s the Story About SQL Server on Linux?” on the DBTA website), I gave ... senior principal performance engineer at Red Hat, is that there are some significant foundational ...

essentially telling developers that there is a best practice for building distributed applications -- and providing the tooling and support needed to ensure their projects succeed. Few solutions lack ...

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...