Joey on SQL Server How To Automate Tasks in Azure SQL Database Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA.

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

As mentioned earlier, you can still use SQL Agent on Azure VMs and, with some limitations, on Azure SQL Managed Instances. With all of those options competing for your attention, just remember that ...

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 ...

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Azure SQL’s hyperscale tier is a new option for one of the oldest Azure platform services. Designed for databases with up to 100TB of storage, it adds Azure Blob-based snapshots for rapid ...

When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a PaaS that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server deployment up and running.

Plus, Azure Copilot integration adds Azure SQL Database skills into Microsoft Copilot for Azure, providing self-guided assistance that enables users to manage databases and solve issues independently.

Strong security built into Azure SQL Database for fully encrypted data both at-rest and in-motion on edge nodes and edge gateways Ability to combine data streaming and time-series with in-database ...

With Azure AI Agent Service, agents can interpret user intent, plan tasks, and invoke database logic, like vector search or semantic filtering, without manual SQL input. This enables conversational ...