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

The purpose of the job is to plan, manage, administer and secure system databases as well as troubleshoot any database issues affecting system performance and ensure data quality across the databases.

Among many new features, Microsoft's new database management system is well-suited for applications that require uptime and portability. With the recent release of SQL Server 2012, Microsoft is ...

As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

Today, at its Ignite conference in Orlando, Microsoft is announcing the general availability of a new version of its flagship operational database, SQL Server 2017. SQL Server is a product I have ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...