Microsoft has released a free trial of its cloud-based relational database. The community technology preview (CTP) of SQL Azure Database was made available Tuesday, along with a preview of an SQL ...

SQL Azure Database is a cloud database service from Microsoft. SQL Azure provides web-facing database functionality as a utility service. Cloud-based database solutions such as SQL Azure can provide ...

Microsoft is allowing testers to register, as of December 7, for a public Community Technology Preview (CTP) test build of the reporting services technology for its SQL Azure cloud database. Microsoft ...

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Microsoft introduced a new service into its "intelligent edge" portfolio at the recent Build conference. Here's how Azure SQL Database Edge will fit into the company's broader vision for a more ...

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 ...

Sentrigo, Inc., a database security software provider, has announced the latest version of its database vulnerability assessment and security scanning software solution. The new release, Repscan 4.0, ...

One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around SQL ...

Microsoft today announced an interesting update to its database lineup with the preview of Azure SQL Database Edge, a new tool that brings the same database engine that powers Azure SQL Database in ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure-enabled ...