Microsoft is preparing to release a preview of a new version of its Azure SQL database before year-end which is aimed at simplifying the move of database applications to the cloud.

Microsoft recently published a new version of its service-level agreement (SLA) for Azure SQL Database, adding uptime perks for organizations that use the 'Business Critical' tier.

But what can you do when that’s not possible and you have to get onto a supported database version? Shifting to PaaS database services could, in theory, be as simple as signing up for a database ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3). SP3 brings new capabilities to Microsoft's relational database management system.

To do so, the Army turned to Microsoft’s Translator cloud service, which translated the database’s several thousand records into English in minutes. SQL Server also is part of the Army’s Battle ...