As SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reach the end of support in 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to upgrade to a cloud database service. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage change effectively as ...

In November, Attunity and Microsoft inked a partnership facilitating the migration from various databases — Oracle, Teradata, Netezza, DB2, MySQL and even Microsoft’s SQL Server to Azure SQL.

PowerShell How-To Connecting to an Azure SQL Database with PowerShell Move a whole database into the cloud quickly by following this walkthrough. By Adam Bertram 04/21/2016 ...

Microsoft’s offer: “Customers who migrate workloads to Azure virtual machines will have access to Extended Security Updates for both SQL Server and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 for three ...

The SQL Azure Migration Wizard (SQLAzureMW) is a CodePlex project and wizard that can be used to migrate SQL 2005 and SQL 2008 databases to SQL Azure.

Copilot for Azure SQL Database has limited private preview and no pricing information. Microsoft has indicated to me that this will be a paid offering but has offered no pricing model.

Microsoft today announced an interesting update to its database lineup with the preview of Azure SQL Database Edge, a new tool that brings the same ...

Microsoft recently published a new version of its service-level agreement (SLA) for Azure SQL Database, adding uptime perks for organizations that use the 'Business Critical' tier.

Oracle has announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring some of its database infrastructure, including hardware and services, to Azure.