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 ...

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 ...

After April 12, those running SQL Server 2005 database software will no longer get security updates and patches. Additionally, the system won’t be covered under the per-incident paid support program ...

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 ...

There are lots of ways to manage noisy neighbors. For example, you could spin up additional instances of SQL Server on a single physical or virtual machine (VM), and then segregate the applications to ...

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, ...