Beginning with SQL Server 2014, you can back up and restore to Microsoft Azure Blob storage. SQL Server 2016 also provides enhancements for this option. In addition, for database files stored in ...

Learn how to backup and recover SQL databases in hybrid environments using different methods and tools. Discover best practices and challenges for backup and recovery.

Joey on SQL Server The Right Approach to Database Backups Elaborate backups might seem like a good idea at first, but they add unnecessary complexity to your recovery process.

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

AWS released an update to its Relational Database Service (RDS) that allows users to take advantage of native SQL Server backup and restore functionality. AWS beat Microsoft Azure to market with ...

You can use SnapCenter to restore backed-up SQL Server databases. Database restoration is a multiphase process that copies all the data and log pages from a specified SQL Server backup to a specified ...

You can also use the Azure Hybrid Benefit program to map your on-premise or IaaS SQL Server licenses to Hyperscale databases. What are the Limitations of Hyperscale? Hyperscale, at present, has a few ...

One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around ...

Q&A Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database By David Ramel 01/23/2025 Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, ...