Azure Cosmos DB – The Benefits & Use Case
In this blog we look at the NoSQL database, Azure Cosmos DB. Covering its benefits and a specific use case.
The Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform for Executives
In this post, let’s take a look at innovations in the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform from the perspective of the C-suite.
Named Replicas in Hyperscale Tier of Azure SQL Database
Named replicas in the Hyperscale tier of Azure SQL Database is now generally available after being released into public preview last summer.
Azure SQL Options– What to Use and When
In this blog we take a look at the Azure SQL options available, compare the use cases, features, Azure differentiators and more. As well as help you resolve the Azure SQL Managed Instance vs Azure SQL Database decision for your organisation.
The Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform
The announcement of the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform provides a single powerful platform for databases, analytics and data governance.
SQL Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15
SQL Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15 (CU15) is out and it contains, as well as the normal fixes, several improvements, particularly for the SQL Engine for Linux.
Azure SQL Database Serverless
Azure SQL Database Serverless is a compute tier that is fundamentally different to the classic provisioned tiers that we are used to within Azure SQL Database. This is best used for those databases that are ever-changing with unpredictable patterns.
SQL Server Backup to URL
There are strong synergistic benefits between SQL Server and Azure storage and this fact has led Microsoft to give us many techniques which allow us to create a local SQL Server backup database to Azure storage. There are two main…
Source Control for Database Applications
Source control for database applications - how to manage a database development using Visual Studio while still using graphical tools to design tables, etc.