Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas.

With SQL Server 2025, Microsoft is targeting AI apps both on-premises and in the cloud. SQL Server 2025 comes with improved security and performance. It will support Microsoft Entra-managed ...

As with other technologies, SQL Server users are looking to migrate to the cloud to enjoy more agility and scalability at a lower overall cost. This is becoming increasingly important as many ...

How Microsoft is powering organizations ... Efficiency, security, and cost optimization with Azure SQL Managed Instance A fully managed cloud database service like Azure SQL Managed Instance ...

SQL Server, Windows Server and enterprise services. The company cites its overall cloud sales as “Microsoft Cloud” although the generic term does not explain what it entails. Amazon Web ...

based Microsoft DBMS offerings include Azure ... containerized SQL for Linux and Kubernetes, SQL Server on Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Microsoft's latest threat intelligence ... the credentials of which are saved in an encrypted form on the server's disk or remote SQL server. "We can assess with high confidence that in the ...