The greatest advantages to hosting SQL Server databases on Azure are that Microsoft provides enterprise-grade high availability and handles all patching and maintenance. ... Plus, the IT staff must ...

If enabled, the default instance of Microsoft SQL Server listens on TCP port 1433. Named instances are configured for dynamic ports, so an available port is chosen when SQL Server starts.

Savvis Expansion Includes New Database Hosting Service. Hosting provider Savvis this week said it will offer Microsoft's SQL Server and Oracle's Enterprise 11g RAC databases in the cloud.

DH2i Co., a small U.S. company came up with a solution several years ago called DxConsole for Microsoft SQL Server, allowing instances of that database to be easily moved across physical and ...

Processing is carried out by SQL Server on the database server, not in Access on the client side. As a result, you’ll see a reduction in network traffic (as opposed to a split MDB).