Azure database savings plans cut cloud costs across SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Cosmos DB. Unlike reservations, Azure savings plans offer cross-region, cross-service flexibility with simpler pricing.

Change Event Streaming (CES) in SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL enables event-driven architectures by streaming JSON records from table activity to Azure Event Hub, with Entra support now available in ...

Data work in 2026 asks for more than chart building. Professionals are expected to clean data, query databases, explain trends, and present findings clearly across business, finance, product, and ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered how much untapped potential lies in the vast amounts of data freely available on the web? From government statistics to industry trends and global datasets, the internet is a ...

As developers look to harness the power of AI in their applications, one of the most exciting advancements is the ability to enrich existing databases with semantic understanding through vector search ...

Have you ever felt limited by Power BI’s default visuals, wishing for something more dynamic, interactive, or tailored to your unique needs? While Power BI excels at transforming raw data into ...

Microsoft offers an array of options for data analytics in its cloud that are meant to operate together as a full analytics stack. Here is an overview of the core services and where each fits. If you ...

This year, at Build, we have an incredible 31 sessions covering Power Platform and Azure. This volume of sessions at a professional developer conference is a turning point for the Power Platform, so I ...

We recently added support for Active Directory authentication in the SQL Server connector. This has been one of the most requested feedback from our customers. In fact, few customers already noticed ...