Storage and performance can be quite different in the cloud. It's important to choose the right VM size and configure your storage properly to keep SQL Server workloads running smoothly.

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, ...

In a recent benchmark, Microsoft claims that SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines can be up to 57% faster and cost up to 54% less than running a similar workload on AWS EC2. The study compares ...

If you move any of these SQL Server and Windows Server workloads to Azure VMs, ESUs will be enabled automatically so you don’t have to do any configuration. But if you want automated patching ...

That's why "lifting and shifting" existing on-premises SQL Server environments to SQL Server on Azure Virtual machines is a simple, quick, and cost-effective path for companies that are concerned ...

In recent releases of SQL Server, Microsoft has delivered ... When you buy SQL Azure, you're not just buying a VM-hosting SQL -- you are buying a service with smarts that are there to back you ...

Microsoft also revealed that CSPs will be able to sell Windows Server and SQL ... Azure RI through the CSP program will net customers up to 72 percent in savings compared to pay-as-you-go Azure VM ...