Databases

The Premium service tier includes multiple redundant replicas for each database that are automatically provisioned in the same datacenter.

We’re excited to announce the preview of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, a new deployment option in SQL Database that streamlines the migration of SQL Server workloads to a fully managed…

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We are excited to announce that Microsoft has once again been positioned as a leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Data Management Solutions for Analytics (DMSA).

Azure Database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL are fully managed, enterprise-ready services built using community version of MySQL and PostgreSQL database engines respectively.

Last week in Azure, we introduced Service Endpoint Monitor in preview for Network Performance Monitor, continued the Azure Cosmos DB training series with Part 2 on how to create a more intelligent and responsive globally distributed serverless application, and Azure Files introduced a native backup

We are excited to announce the general availability of Virtual Network (VNet) Service Endpoints for Azure SQL Database in all Azure regions.

Azure SQL Data Sync allows users to synchronize data between Azure SQL Databases and SQL Server databases in one-direction or bi-direction.

The Graphical Execution Plan feature within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is now supported for SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW)! With a click of a button, you can create a graphical representation of a distributed query plan for SQL DW.

Last week in Azure included several serverless topics that included Azure Functions and IoT, while some of the key Azure shows served up container-based content for your consideration.

We are very happy to announce the general availability of geo-replication support for Azure Redis Cache. Redis Cache is Microsoft Azure’s Cache-as-a-Service offering, based on the popular open source Redis in-memory key-value store.

Azure Cosmos DB Graph API is the first cloud database to provide graph functionality over a globally distributed managed service.