Two cloud development services -- Azure Functions and Azure App Service -- are now available on Azure Stack, which brings cloud functionality to on-premises, hybrid implementations.

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.

The broader Azure Arc program also includes Arc-enabled versions of Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Event Grid and Azure API Management.

The Autohosted Apps service, introduced with SharePoint 2013’s launch, automatically provisions an Azure website and, in some cases, also an Azure SQL database when apps are installed.

Further, Azure Application Insights, which allows for performance management and monitoring of Web apps, has been integrated into the Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure dashboard.

Hyperscale is an Azure SQL Database built upon a new set of Hyperscale storage technologies that enable high throughput and performance, databases of up to 100Tb in size, and offers very elastic and ...

Microsoft is launching Azure App Service today, a new cloud-based service that gives developers a single service for building mobile and web apps, combined with tools for automating business ...