SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love

Analysts say Redmond still has billions of reasons to keep backing its flagship DBMS, even as Azure, Postgres, and AI hog the ...
Redmond Magazine

Why Microsoft Is Still Betting Big on SQL Server in a Cloud-First World

Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads. In ...
ITWire

Azure SQL vs SQL Server: Which One Should You Choose for Your Next Project?

Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...
CRN

Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems

From AWS, Google and Oracle to Databricks, IBM and Snowflake, here are the top 16 vendors leading the cloud database management systems market, according to Gartner’s new Magic Quadrant. Gartner’s Top ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database

Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, cloud-ready stack for building observable, production ready, distributed, cloud-native ...
dbta

Google Cloud Introduces Database Migration Service

Google Cloud announced its serverless Database Migration Service (DMS) is available in Preview, enabling customers to migrate MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server databases to Cloud SQL from on-premises ...