Microsoft has released the first CTP of its SQL Server Hosting Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to provide support for companies using a hosted SQL Server.

Microsoft SQL Azure can also be run within the Microsoft Azure cloud. This instance of SQL Server is a scaled back version compared to the traditional non-Azure hosted SQL Server.

Microsoft officials have discussed the Microsoft-hosted SQL Server/business-intelligence bundle idea for a couple of years but have been careful -- until now, at least -- to differentiate SQL Data ...

Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.

There’s no doubt that cloud computing is growing due to the strong cost benefits, simplified management, and reduced hosting complexities. So it’s only fitting that we cap this series on the new ...

Windows hosting services can host your websites and apps on dedicated Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET or .NET. In fact, they can even run different products like Exchange or Microsoft SQL Server.

As SQL Server 2005 approaches its scheduled end of life, higher ed must decide what to do with existing SQL Server databases.

In the first of this two-part series, Microsoft's lead SQL architect explains how the company collects -- and secures -- telemetry data from Azure SQL Database customers to improve its engineering ...