Abstract: Azure SQL DB offers disaggregated storage architecture called Hyperscale. While this architecture provides storage scale out, it comes at the cost of performance of I/O from remote storage.

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

Azure database savings plans cut cloud costs across SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Cosmos DB. Unlike reservations, Azure savings plans offer cross-region, cross-service flexibility with simpler pricing.

Change Event Streaming (CES) in SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL enables event-driven architectures by streaming JSON records from table activity to Azure Event Hub, with Entra support now available in ...

The Azure Moon Labyrinth puzzle in Crimson Desert is an ancient ruin and one of the Thread in the Forest challenges. In the world of Pywel, there are many dungeons where rewards are locked behind ...

This week, we are excited to kick off SQLCon 2026 alongside FabCon in Atlanta. Bringing these SQL and Fabric communities together creates a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and share what’s next ...

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs called Kirk's assassination a "horrifying act of violence," but blocked the Republican-backed effort to use specialty license plates as a fundraising tool for conservative ...

If you’ve created an Azure SQL database using the free tier and have hit the monthly limit, changing the compute tier alone might not fix the issue immediately. When your free tier limit is reached, ...

Microsoft has moved its Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for Azure Functions to General Availability, signaling a shift toward standardized, identity-secure agentic workflows. By integrating ...

Google appears to be running tests on putting real estate sale listings into its search results. The listings enabled users to view the full details of a property's page, request a tour and contact an ...

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 ...

At the Ignite conference today, Microsoft made a series of announcements about Azure databases. It announced a brand-new Azure database called HorizonDB, which is a fully managed PostgreSQL database ...