About 5,500 of the SQL Server faithful came out for the PASS Summit 2018 in Seattle last November. As usual, the event had the feel of a great big family reunion. It’s always a fun time, with lots of ...

Microsoft confirmed a global Azure outage on October 29 caused by a configuration change error, disrupting major services ...

Azure cloud computing platform took down a long list of services from Xbox Live and Microsoft 365 to critical systems for ...

One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around SQL ...

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Microsoft introduced a new service into its "intelligent edge" portfolio at the recent Build conference. Here's how Azure SQL Database Edge will fit into the company's broader vision for a more ...

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks. While the embrace of big data, machine learning, and IoT by business enterprises everywhere may ...

On Azure’s status page, Microsoft’s messages have linked the outage to an “inadvertent configuration change” and DNS problem.

Hours later, numerous Microsoft Azure and end-user-facing services are still down, and it appears they'll be out for hours more.