Beyond just crunching budgets, Microsoft's recent Excel overhaul will give it the intelligence to recognize over 100 new data categories and process information in ways that were previously unimagined.
Microsoft and Red Hat this week announced an expansion of their integration work as part of this week's Red Hat Summit 2020 event, which went virtual.
There are plenty of ways to get the most out of SQL Server without just upgrading to the latest version. For database admins working with older (maybe much older) SQL Server systems, here are four ways to make life easier.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 02/10/2020
Ransomware affects databases in very specific ways. Joey describes the mechanics of a SQL Server ransomware attack, what DBAs can do to protect their systems, and what security measures they should be advocating for.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 01/21/2020
IDC's latest guide on full-time employment for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector has its sights set on IT organizational transformation.
A comparison of SQL Server's throughput performance on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives the edge to Microsoft's cloud.
Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 11/08/2019
From Big Data clusters to faster database recovery, here are the biggest changes Microsoft has made to its new flagship database server.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 11/04/2019
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described the new boundaries Microsoft is breaking in its Azure cloud.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 11/04/2019
Microsoft announced on Oct. 30 that it expanded SQL Server passive use rights for organizations licensing SQL Server with Software Assurance (SA) coverage.
Microsoft's Internet of Things (IoT) product line is continuing to grow, with a few new developments highlighted this week.
Microsoft's portfolio of PaaS databases has grown way beyond Azure SQL. Here are its most important cloud-based database services, and exactly how each one works differently from the other.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 09/16/2019
SQL Server guru Denny Cherry uses "horrible" stories about SQL Server disasters in a positive way: to teach others what not to do -- and what to do in case they do things they shouldn't have done.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of SQL Server 2019 release candidate (RC).
Exactly where does Microsoft cap the amount of OneDrive storage space you can give each user? As Brien explains, it depends.