About a year ago, we published an open letter outlining practical, achievable steps an incoming administration could take to make the United States the crypto capital of the world, reflecting the ...

Abstract: Azure SQL DB offers disaggregated storage architecture called Hyperscale. While this architecture provides storage scale out, it comes at the cost of performance of I/O from remote storage.

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Update #2 [Wed 29th Oct 2025, 9pm]: We're starting to see reports that the Xbox service is slowly returning to normal, and we can confirm that our full game libraries and the Microsoft Store are both ...

Microsoft has announced that SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is now officially supported in the latest SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This release is quite important for ...

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 ...

when used with an old SQL server version (or, in my case, a database with a compatibility level lower than 140). This happens because the STRING_AGG SQL function, which is used in the implementation ...

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are a key way of staying safe online, as they boost privacy and security while you browse the web. They're also convenient tools for a variety of other online ...

We’re excited to announce a new migration capability in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration. This new capability, now generally available, is powered by Azure Database Migration ...

Microsoft has rolled out a redesigned continuous migration assessment tool for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc. The new experience is now generally available and brings a more streamlined, ...