As today’s database administrators (DBAs) manage the complexity of modern database environments, particularly containerized systems, they must lean into smart automation to transform database ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

The increasing adoption of AI technologies is presenting new challenges for our customers’ data estate and applications. Most organizations expect to deploy AI workloads across a hybrid mix of cloud, ...

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, ...

> On [Azure SQL Managed Instance](/azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance), most, but not all SQL Server Agent features are currently supported. See [Azure ...

Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...

Over the years, servers have suffered terribly from malicious attacks that users had to take precautions now and then. Because of that, internet users need to determine how to repair a database in an ...

SSMS 18.11 adds support for creating ledger tables, viewing the history table, and scripting support for ledger objects in Azure SQL Database, as well as the capability to review trace files from ...

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