Linux is increasingly becoming the top alternative for users who can't upgrade their PCs to Windows 11.

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, ...

Small businesses are collecting tons of data, but they need to transform it to make better business decisions.

On the first day of Microsoft Build 2026 in San Francisco, Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure HorizonDB, a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database rebuilt from the ground up for ...

Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

Artificial intelligence is changing how organisations use data. Tasks that once required complex queries and manual analysis can now be done in minutes with modern analytics platforms. Because of this ...

SQL Server tools are used across industries to improve the performance, security, and automation of databases. Modern tools support cloud-hybrid systems and faster data analysis workflows. Choosing ...

Born out of Microsoft’s SQL Server Big Data Clusters investments, the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is a high-performance connector that enables you to use transactional data in ...

Tim Kridel is an independent analyst and freelance writer with years of experience in covering technology, telecommunications and more. Just how much does the Department of Defense rely on Microsoft ...

Microsoft is bringing its Azure-aware Copilot experience to Visual Studio 2022. The new GitHub Copilot for Azure extension, now in Public Preview for newer Visual Studio 2022 editions, surfaces Azure ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.