With so many different factors to keep in mind, choosing the best database for your SQL Server migration can be daunting. Download the Azure SQL Resource Kit for resources and information to help y...

SQL Server 2022 brings more security to the database rated as least vulnerable over the last ten years with always encrypted enhancements and SQL Ledger, an immutable ledger to track evidence of tampering. Additional Azure-enabled features including Microsoft…

SQLBits, the largest data platform conference in Europe, is in Newport, Wales this year as a hybrid event from March 14 to March 18 with two days of full-day training sessions and three days of general sessions.  Saturday is a community day and is free for…

Azure offers you the ability to run your SQL Server workloads with optimized costs, greater flexibility, scalability, and availability along with a strong security and compliance posture all the while simplifying management and monitoring.   That being said…

Join this webinar to learn how Microsoft Azure SQL Database Hyperscale works with any application to eliminate resource limitations and boost scalability.

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In this Data Exposed episode with Anna Hoffman and Perry Skountrianos, we will discuss the new capability in SQL Server 2022 that introduces new cross platform T-SQL commands to perform a snapshot backup of your user databases. We will cover the use cases…

Learn how to migrate on-premises SQL Server logins (preview) to Azure SQL by using Azure Data Studio and Azure Database Migration Service.

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Learn how to gain new performance and cost efficiencies by moving your Windows and SQL Server workloads to the cloud. Find out how to get started with practices and migration guidance this e-book.&...

Move to the cloud with confidence. Get migration and modernization help from Azure including migration strategy support, training, and cloud migration tools.

In SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, backup compression was introduced adding WITH COMPRESSION as an option in the T-SQL backup command. Learn more.

There are three best practices you should know when working in data in Power BI. Learn about them with Anna Hoffman, and stars of Guy in a Cube, Adam Saxton and Patrick LeBlanc, this week on Data Exposed.

0:00 Introduction
1:55 Demo: Query folding
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A new Azure SQL DB feature in late 2022, sp_invoke_rest_endpoint lets you send data to REST API endpoints from within T-SQL. It sounds like a simple feature, but has the potential to change the way you architecture your database applications and data transformation…

Microsoft Azure knows SQL Server best and will support your cloud migration at no cost for qualifying scenarios.

In this episode with Anna Hoffman and David Pless, we will discuss the new foundational capability in SQL Server 2022 that leverages acceleration technologies from partners such as Intel to provide extended capabilities.

At release, Intel® QuickAssist Technology…

Learn how SQL Server Managed Instance will yield immediate cost savings - total cost of ownership, day-to-day management and new functionality.