Which feature in SQL Server and Azure Synapse Analytics lets you run T-SQL queries against external data stores and makes those external sources appear as tables in a SQL database?

Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

As our platform evolves, we're looking for a senior Database Administrator with deep Azure SQL expertise to help us manage performance, scalability, and cost in a more structural and proactive way.

This article teaches you how to configure a failover group for single and pooled databases in Azure SQL Database by using the Azure portal, Azure PowerShell, and the Azure CLI. ::: zone ...

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AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

In this release of Azure Data Studio, we have exciting news to share across several of our core features and extensions. The first is the announcement of the general availability of Table Designer and ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features in SQL Server for troubleshooting performance and improving the stability of your database ...