Recent SQL Server 2025, Azure SQL, SSMS 22 and Fabric announcements highlight new event streaming and vector search capabilities, plus expanding monitoring and ontology tooling -- with tradeoffs in ...

Overview On March 11, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released the March Security Update patch, which fixed 83 security issues involving widely used products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, ...

description Learn to design your first relational database in Azure SQL Database using the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. For the purpose of this tutorial, we are using Azure SQL Database.

Microsoft is moving another core database management component into the cloud, continuing its broader shift away from traditional on-premises infrastructure. According to Neowin, the company has ...

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 ...

As Microsoft phases out older Exchange Server versions, IT leaders are facing new decisions about how to stay compliant and cost-efficient. Understanding the current licensing landscape for Windows ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Hot on the heels of the NSA publishing a “high-risk of ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

A critical zero-day vulnerability in Windows servers running the Kerberos authentication system, first disclosed in May, has now been patched by Microsoft, but must be given high priority by admins ...

[!INCLUDE SQL Server 2022] and later. This article describes how to authenticate with Microsoft Entra ID without setting up Azure Arc for your on-premises SQL Server 2022 and later versions. Microsoft ...