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 database products and features to attract the ...

Almost all database workloads are now (or eventually will be) virtualized. High availability (HA) clusters using virtual servers provide the application protection needed to satisfy even the most ...

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Druva, the leading provider of data security, is building on its strategic relationship with Microsoft and unveiling comprehensive support for Azure SQL and Azure Blob Storage. Aiming to better ...

Depending on how you look at it, a database is a kind of sophisticated storage system or storage is a kind of a reduction of a database. In the real world, where databases and storage are separate, ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Microsoft SQL Server installation is simple when system requirements and edition choices are planned.Choosing the right authentication mode, such as ...

The structured query language is a powerful tool for connecting to many database systems that store data in tables organized into rows and columns. It's often used on the backend of business websites ...