Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Joey on SQL Server How To Automate Tasks in Azure SQL Database Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA.

When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a PaaS that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server deployment up and running.

Inside the Session What: Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database When: March 12, 2025, 4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Who: Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft, and Davide Mauri ...

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

Using a connection to Azure Arc, which is part of the SQL Server 2022 setup process, on-premises users can now also opt for cloud-enabled billing to manage consumption spikes or for ad hoc use cases.

The only way to get extended support for 2008 versions of Windows and SQL Server is in the cloud. Here's why you should be thinking about 2012 migrations now as well.

For more, Microsoft published short notes on the Windows Server update here, and SQL Server here. If you need more than an overview, get to it.

The world of the data professionals and DBAs is swirling with threats and risks, and those dangers are on the rise. You're probably accustomed to using longstanding database fea­tures to secure your ...