Azure HorizonDB enters public preview at Microsoft Build 2026 alongside Web IQ, a Bing-rebuilt AI grounding API already ...

Microsoft’s Build event is under way in San Francisco, USA, with the expected focus on agentic AI but also a few surprises, such as Unix-style Coreutils for Windows. CEO Satya Nadella presented ...

Top GitHub database repositories for SQL tools, data engineering, analytics databases, and open source systems used in modern ...

As of May 2026, the Microsoft data ecosystem has evolved beyond simple visualization and reporting. With the introduction of Fabric's 'Data Agents' and Copilot's 'Cowork' autonomous execution ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence is changing how organisations use data. Tasks that once required complex queries and manual analysis can now be done in minutes with modern analytics platforms. Because of this ...

Microsoft was hit with an outage affecting its Azure and 365 services hours before the company was scheduled to report quarterly results. "We are investigating an issue with the Azure Portal where ...

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 ...

Microsoft has launched Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server on Windows in the US Government, Virginia region. The Redmond giant called this a "major first step". Microsoft has recently announced that Azure ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.