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.

Joey on SQL Server A Deep Dive Inside Azure SQL Database, Part 1 Microsoft promises 99.995 percent uptime for the Azure SQL platform, which is incredible.

Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance is a part of the broader Azure Arc-enabled data services, including Azure Arc enabled Azure PostgreSQL Hyperscale - the hyper-scale form factor of the ...

Azure goes database crazy with one new NoSQL and two new SQL services There's also a nifty new browser-based admin shell.

During the opening day of the Build 2017, Microsoft has announced two new additions to its Azure SQL service with MySQL and PostgreSQL, and has also launched a new NoSQL database called Cosmos DB.

Microsoft launched its cloud platform, Azure, in 2010. Since the launch, the service has posted triple digit growth, and last year generated over $1 billion in revenue, according to reports ...

“By leveraging Microsoft Azure’s global cloud infrastructure and enterprise-grade compliance service, PingCAP delivers its distributed SQL architecture to address critical database scalability ...

Microsoft ( MSFT ) launched its cloud platform, Azure, in 2010. Since the launch, the service has posted triple digit growth, and last year generated.

Initially, though, you won’t see durable functions in the portable Azure Functions runtime; Microsoft plans to support them later. For now, durable functions require Azure services to operate.

Since the announcement of Windows Azure, codenamed "Red Dog" as discovered by my colleague Mary-Jo Foley, at PDC 2008, I have felt an element of doubt hanging over the service, simply because I ...