Azure’s flexibility and deep integration with Microsoft services make it a top enterprise cloud choice — but also a breeding ground for complexity and waste. In 2026, organizations face rising costs, ...

Introduction: Why Cloud Microsegmentation Must Evolve Cloud-native architectures built on auto-scaling virtual machines, platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and serverless platforms have transformed ...

Microsoft’s new Azure database savings plans promise more flexible, cross-service cost reductions than traditional reservations, giving IT teams another lever to manage rising cloud database spend ...

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 ...

Abstract: Cloud database forensics faces fundamental structural challenges that differ from traditional on-premises environments. This study experimentally investigates how three representative ...

The 84-year-old mother of "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was last seen Jan. 31 when she was dropped off at her home in the Tucson, Arizona, area after a visit with her family. Coverage on this ...

Log Replay Service (LRS) has been used for migrations to Azure SQL Managed Instance since the service launched in November of 2018. Under the hood, LRS relies on the implementation of log shipping, ...

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.

UK enterprises selecting between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure must weigh compliance capabilities against the backdrop of evolving UK data protection law. The Data (Use and Access) Act ...

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Third time’s the charm? Microsoft hopes the scalability of Azure HorizonDB, will lure new customers where its two existing PostgreSQL databases did not. Microsoft is previewing a third ...