Nearly instantaneous database backups and restores regardless of database size. Backups and restores are based upon new file snapshot technology but still support Point in Time recovery. Very fast ...

For example, SQL Azure Database and SQL Managed Instance both get automatically backed up by Microsoft, according to an explanation by Swati Sachdeva, program manager II for Azure Backup.

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 ...

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

Microsoft today announced an interesting update to its database lineup with the preview of Azure SQL Database Edge, a new tool that brings the same ...

AWS released an update to its Relational Database Service (RDS) that allows users to take advantage of native SQL Server backup and restore functionality. AWS beat Microsoft Azure to market with ...