Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how.

With the latest public preview available, it's time to see if you want to upgrade to the most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far.

Are there any special adjustments that need to be made (on the SQL server side, or the database/query side) to accomodate for communications over a slow(er) WAN link? We have had slow performance ...

Microsoft's database releases from 2008 and 2010 reach end of extended support. In response, Redmond says, that for many customers, the time for cloud migration has arrived.

Apparently SQL Server doesn't know how to handle the ORDER BY in the OVER () statement, it will only accept PARTITION BY, which doesn't help with running totals.

Review: SQL Server 2017 adds Python, graph processing and runs on Linux Integration of Python for data science, graph processing for NoSQL-like functionality, and it runs on Linux as well as Windows.

The latest SQL Server comes packed with support for Linux, automatic tuning and other enhancements that will enhance and simplify the use of the database platform.