Microsoft’s new Azure database savings plans promise more flexible, cross-service cost reductions than traditional reservations, giving IT teams another lever to manage rising cloud database spend ...

DataVeil Technologies has released DataVeil Version 5, adding support for PostgreSQL and extending its static data masking solution ...

Azure SQL Managed Instance gains SQL Server 2025 update policy control. GA policy balances new engine features with operational stability governance. Enhanced update management supports enterprise ...

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Log Replay Service (LRS) has been used for migrations to Azure SQL Managed Instance since the service launched in November of 2018. Under the hood, LRS relies on the implementation of log shipping, ...

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.

UK enterprises selecting between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure must weigh compliance capabilities against the backdrop of evolving UK data protection law. The Data (Use and Access) Act ...

Third time’s the charm? Microsoft hopes the scalability of Azure HorizonDB, will lure new customers where its two existing PostgreSQL databases did not. Microsoft is previewing a third ...

At today’s Ignite 2025 event, Microsoft announced one of the biggest Azure data updates in years. The company has announced the general availability of SQL Server 2025. That has come after a long ...