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 ...

One of the most useful features in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager is its reporting engine. Installing it can get a little tricky, though. Here's a step-by-step guide.

Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not ... The following query can be used to determine the recovery model of the databases on your SQL Server instance. SELECT name, ...

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how.

In addition, SQL Server did particularly well in the job offers category of the DB-Engines scoring methodology, as well as the social media aspect in which IT professionals mention SQL Server as a key ...

Microsoft plans to release a 'General Purpose' version of its Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance (MI) at the 'general availability' (GA) commercial-release stage, 'starting July 30, 2021.' ...

Ignite, Microsoft's annual IT Pro and Developer confab kicks off today, with a slew of news in the data, analytics and AI areas of the company's stack, both in-cloud and on-premises.

Choose the names of the multiple SQL Server instances on the "Named Instances" screen during installation. For example, create two instances named "CUSTOMERS" and "EMPLOYEES" to create separate ...

Here's one big advantage to moving to Microsoft Azure SQL Database-you never have to patch. That's all well and good, but most of the SQL Server installed license base is still on-premise. If you're ...