In addition to T-SQL statements related to the unsupported features described in Features comparison: Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance, the following statements and groups of ...

SQL Server, enabled by Azure Arc, extends Azure services on-premises, and manages your SQL Server estate from the Azure portal for a more unified and streamlined management experience. Monitor the ...

In this tutorial, you learn how to set up Azure SQL Data Sync by creating a sync group that contains both Azure SQL Database and SQL Server instances. The sync group is custom configured and ...

As organizations face increasing pressure to modernize their applications and infrastructure, the benefits of the cloud have become impossible to ignore. Fortunately, Azure SQL Database managed ...

Joey on SQL Server. A Deep Dive Inside Azure SQL Database, Part 2. In the second part of this series, Joey describes the methods that Microsoft uses to manage code rollouts, and how it detects ...

In Azure SQL Database you can also set a HISTORY_RETENTION_PERIOD (and should be able to do it in SQL Server 2017) to control how far back in time your history will extend. Converting Existing Table ...

Paychex explains why it bet on Microsoft's cloud database and AI services. On Monday, Microsoft also announced Azure SQL Database Hyperscale.