For those of you still using SQL Server 2005, Microsoft will completely end support on April 12th 2016. You can head over here to check out upgrade guidelines, download migration tools, and read more ...

Microsoft has announced a new January 2026 update for Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL (Flexible Server), continuing its broader push toward tighter Azure monitoring and platform standardization. As ...

Microsoft Azure operates two UK regions—UK South (located in London) and UK West (located in Cardiff and Durham)—providing UK enterprises with data residency options that align with ICO guidance and ...

Enterprises need data, and data needs to be stored, with a flexible, portable environment that scales from developers’ laptops to global clouds. That storage also needs to be able to run on any OS and ...

Azure cloud computing platform took down a long list of services from Xbox Live and Microsoft 365 to critical systems for airlines and banks. Image: Envato In a rough day for the cloud-dependent ...

The Azure outage that touched applications across the web and the global economy on Wednesday appears to be over. A Microsoft dashboard on Azure’s status showed no active events as of Wednesday ...

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. On Azure’s status page, Microsoft’s messages have ...

Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud computing service, has experienced an outage just one week after issues with AWS took out swaths of the internet. The issues impacted Microsoft’s services that run ...

Microsoft has made managing encryption keys more secure for users running SQL Server 2022 CU18 and later on Azure Linux Virtual Machines with Managed Identity. Microsoft has announced that SQL Server ...

Tired of bouncing between tools just to keep your Microsoft environment secure? You’re not the only one. According to the 2024 Cybersecurity Threat and Risk Management Report, 40% of organizations say ...

We’re excited to announce a new migration capability in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration. This new capability, now generally available, is powered by Azure Database Migration ...