The first generation of Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW ... There are important differences between all these services, though. SQL Server is geared primarily towards OLTP (Online Transactional ...

Learn More. Microsoft continues to bolster its Azure data services offerings for enterprise users with its announcement that Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Data Explorer are now generally ...

Microsoft says this soon-to-be-GA service will include discounted rates for active SQL Server licensees. Analysis: I'd like to hear more about nuances of practical differences between Azure Data ...

Guthrie also drew some comparisons between Azure SQL Data Warehouse and AWS' similar Redshift cloud service. Microsoft is the clear No. 2 player in public cloud after Amazon Web Services ...