As SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reach the end of support in 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to upgrade to a cloud database service. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage change effectively as ...

When moving from on-premises SQL Server to fully managed database services like Azure SQL Managed Instance, organizations can take a significant step in their digital transformation journey ...

In addition, Microsoft is offering a new Azure Hybrid Benefit for greater pricing choices. This option allows you to use your current SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance to pay for Managed ...

At the heart of the process is the same Data Migration Assistant that you’d use to move data from one SQL Server instance to another, analyzing your database and making performance improvements ...

Lastly, Microsoft advocates using Azure SQL Managed Instance, which is an Azure platform-as-a-service offering that promises high compatibility with on-premises SQL Server.

These tools have been supplanted entirely by other tools on the Azure data platform. But they are still useful for on-prem SQL Server databases from version 2000 to 2012. They are deprecated for ...

That connectivity is the driving force behind a host of new SQL Server capabilities in the 2022 release, including enhancements related to Azure Synapse Link, Microsoft Purview, and the new “link ...

SQL Managed Instance's general purpose is a tier of Microsoft's relational database service, based on SQL Server, that operates like an on-premises SQL Server instance.