Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options, plus some open source workload additions.

In this case, we needed to assess whether migrating to Azure's MySQL Flexible Server, Azure SQL Database or alternative offerings from AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) would be the best fit.

With previews announced at Microsoft's Build Conference, the database migration service will allow developers to migrate on-premises databases to the cloud without so much as a hiccup. One of the ...

Assess, migrate, and optimise. Migrating SQL Server to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance: A Step-by-Step Guide is a comprehensive handbook for executing a migration, with guidance on each step ...

Those who have had to perform Oracle database migrations to Azure may be interested in a new online migration capability ... has been introduced for Azure SQL Database which bills for compute ...

This is essentially a managed version of SQL Server that runs in the Azure cloud. Crucially, it’s compatible with Microsoft’s existing Azure Database Migration Service, which is used to ...

Microsoft will unveil its latest arsenal in the cloud wars on Monday as it opens Ignite, one of the company's largest customer conferences. Microsoft is using the Orlando event to officially and ...

or data compliance issues found in a database you’re migrating to Azure SQL. The Vul­nerability Assessment tool uses a repository of best practices defined and updated by Microsoft, so new security ...