Hyperscale combines strong write performance, flexible storage and fast replica creation for databases of nearly any size.

At Ignite 2024, Microsoft announced a new hybrid and edge computing platform branded as Azure Local. Built on the solid foundation of Azure Arc, Azure Local aims to bridge the gap between on-premises ...

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 ...

As enterprises confront rising memory and storage costs alongside mounting pressure to run AI workloads on-premises, the fundamental architecture of the private cloud data center is changing beneath ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

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Azure Local, powered by Azure Arc, is reshaping the landscape of distributed computing by bringing cloud capabilities to affordable hardware at remote locations. This innovative approach addresses ...

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 ...