On the first day of Microsoft Build 2026 in San Francisco, Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure HorizonDB, a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database rebuilt from the ground up for ...

Git isn't hard to learn, and when you combine Git and GitHub, you've just made the learning process significantly easier. This two-hour Git and GitHub video tutorial shows you how to get started with ...

Azure database savings plans cut cloud costs across SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Cosmos DB. Unlike reservations, Azure savings plans offer cross-region, cross-service flexibility with simpler pricing.

Microsoft Azure is refusing capacity to cloud customers in the company’s UK South (UKS) region, with issues around the availability of Azure virtual machines (VMs) – especially in AMD-based compute, ...

Geopolitical uncertainty is driving organizations outside the U.S. to explore sovereign cloud alternatives, ranging from country-specific Azure regions to fully disconnected on-premises deployments.

Microsoft's announcement last month that Azure Local ‘Disconnected Operations’ had reached General Availability was ambitious in its framing. The product – a fully featured Azure platform capable of ...

Azure SQL Managed Instance gains SQL Server 2025 update policy control. GA policy balances new engine features with operational stability governance. Enhanced update management supports enterprise ...

Microsoft is moving another core database management component into the cloud, continuing its broader shift away from traditional on-premises infrastructure. According to Neowin, the company has ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

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“Cloud and AI is the driving force of business transformation across every industry and sector,” said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft. “We’re innovating across the ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.