Database backups and restores are key to developing a secure environment for users’ information. A trusted backup plan is a requirement for on-premise and cloud instances. SQL Server database backups ...

Hyperscale is an Azure SQL Database built upon a new set of Hyperscale storage technologies that enable high throughput and performance, databases of up to 100Tb in size, and offers very elastic and ...

While SQL Server 2014 CTP2 has built-in Windows Azure backup support, Microsoft plans to extend that capability to other "supported" SQL Server versions with the new SQL Server Backup for Windows ...

Microsoft today released the 2022 version of its SQL Server database, which features a number of built-in connections to its Azure cloud.

SQL Server 2014 hit its 'release-to-manufacturing' milestone today, and will go live April 1. Microsoft also launched Windows Azure HD Insight -- the company's 'big data' Hadoop solution.

Microsoft is making a series of enhancements to its Azure SQL Database, including a new "Premium RS" tier, as the big public cloud providers roll out new ...