To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.

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 ...

This document outlines the options for moving data either from flat files (CSV or TSV formats) or from an on-premise SQL Server to SQL Server on an Azure virtual machine. These tasks for moving data ...

You're now the owner of a shiny, new Azure SQL Database and, more importantly, the owner of an ARM template that allows you to create an additional database on a whim. About the Author Adam ...

Choosing between the standard SQL Server management system and Microsoft’s cloud-powered Azure SQL database is a challenge which many businesses face in the modern era. To help make this simpler ...

Many of our database customers move to SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines for the cost benefits on top of the scalability and resilience of Azure. As an example, healthcare software manufacturer ...

Another enhancement here is the Accelerated Database Recovery feature in SQL Server 2019, which makes the undo phase of recovery much faster. Each server uses an SSD-based cache using RBPEX on ...