Abstract: Azure SQL DB offers disaggregated storage architecture called Hyperscale. While this architecture provides storage scale out, it comes at the cost of performance of I/O from remote storage.

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

description (This blog has been in my drafts since 2022, but I thought it was worth posting!) Yes, Azure Functions running PowerShell can query an Azure SQL database. This blog is not a ...

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive four-phase methodology for migrating on-premise databases to Azure SQL, addressing critical challenges in compatibility, data integrity, and performance ...

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 ...

Geopolitical uncertainty is driving organizations outside the U.S. to explore sovereign cloud alternatives, ranging from country-specific Azure regions to fully disconnected on-premises deployments.

Microsoft said its lawyers have studied the Pentagon's plan to label Anthropic a supply chain risk, and the Windows and Office maker has found that Anthropic artificial intelligence models can remain ...

Following backlash in a Hacker News thread, Microsoft deleted a blog post that critics said encouraged developers to pirate Harry Potter books to train AI models that could then be used to create AI ...

Today with Claude Code and other AI coding tools, one well-designed prompt with the appropriate context can lead us to building a full data pipeline in one sitting. What used to take days now can ...

The Mastery Lorenzo is a new Style in Azure Latch that's the mastery version of the base Don Lorenzo Style. Similar to other Mastery variants, you can unlock and use this Style by finishing the ...