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Microsoft’s SQL Server 2022 is all about Azure
Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure-enabl
Microsoft’s SQL Server gets built-in support for Spark and Hadoop
It’s time for the next version of SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship database product. The company today announced the first public preview of SQL Server 2019 and while yet another update to
How Microsoft brought SQL Server to Linux
Back in 2016, when Microsoft announced that SQL Server would soon run on Linux, the news came as a major surprise to users and pundits alike. Over the course of the last year, Microsoft’s suppo
Google Cloud takes aim at Microsoft customers with new Windows VMs
Google announced several new products today aimed at luring IT pros who are using Windows in their data centers to the Google Cloud Platform. With that in mind, Google introduced support for Microsoft
Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux
Microsoft’s announcement that it was bringing its flagship SQL Server database software to Linux came as a major surprise when the company first announced this in March. Until now, the preview w
Microsoft’s next version of SQL Server will launch June 1
The next version of SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship database product, will launch on June 1, the company announced today. The release follows Microsoft’s usual round of public previews an
With SQL Server 2016, Microsoft focuses on speed, security and luring customers away from Oracle
A few days ago, Microsoft shocked us when it announced that it would soon bring its SQL Server database to Linux. It’ll take until 2017 before SQL Server will be available on Linux, though. Unti
Microsoft is bringing SQL Server to Linux
SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship relational database product, is now available on Linux in the form of an early private preview, with a full launch planned for mid-2017. Until now, SQL Server
Microsoft Acquires Data Optimization Provider Zoomix
Zoomix, an Isreali-based company that provides a data optimization and acceleration layer for storage engines, has confirmed today that they have been acquired by Microsoft for an undisclosed amount.