Databases

Skype found the perfect fit in Azure Cosmos DB, the globally distributed NoSQL database service from Microsoft.

Using Azure Cosmos DB, Skype replaced three monolithic, geographically isolated data stores with a single, globally distributed user data service that delivers better throughput, lower latencies, and improved availability.

This blog post continues the Azure SQL Database architecture series where we share background on how we run the service, as described by the architects who originally created the service.

March 20, 2019 marked the first anniversary of general availability for our managed open source RDBMS services Azure Database for PostgreSQL and Azure Database for MySQL.

Clean up files by built-in delete activity in Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Factory (ADF) is the fully-managed data integration service for analytics workloads in Azure.

Learn the latest integration in Azure Data Factory with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Data Explorer which enables you to meet the advanced needs of your analytics workloads by leveraging these services.

We’re excited to announce that Forrester has named Microsoft as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Big Data NoSQL based on their evaluation of Azure Cosmos DB.

A few months ago, I shared best practices for alerting on metrics with Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

When you are working with a database, or any other kind of software, your experience is enhanced or hindered by the tools you use to interact with it.

How do you back up your SQL Servers today? You could be using backup software that require you to manage backup servers, agents, and storage, or you could be writing elaborate custom scripts which need you to manage the backups on each server individually.

We’re excited to announce a partnership with Timescale that introduces support for TimescaleDB on Azure Database for PostgreSQL for customers building IoT and time-series workloads.