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 ...

Microsoft recently announced it will deprecate System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Packs (MPs) for SQL Server Reporting Services, Power BI Report Server,and SQL Server Analysis Services ...

Enterprises with on-premises SQL Server infrastructure face a choice by January 2027: migrate database monitoring to Azure’s consumption-based billing, or lose support for critical SCOM Management ...

Microsoft deprecates SSRS, PBIRS and SSAS management packs for SCOM, ending support in 2027. The move signals a shift from on-prem SCOM extensions toward cloud-based SQL Server monitoring. IT teams ...

Microsoft is moving another core database management component into the cloud, continuing its broader shift away from traditional on-premises infrastructure. According to Neowin, the company has ...

MSDN's SQL 2005 tool kit updated to 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022 for detecting metadata in SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS and SSAS. This project is an update ...

Microsoft complements its relational database engine, SQL Server, with several add-on services that manage different aspects of enterprise business intelligence and information processing such as data ...

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 ...

An application that is based on Visual Studio for developing solutions for SSIS, SSAS, or SSRS is called Business Intelligence Development Studio, or BIDS. With SQL ...

At Microsoft Build 2025, we announced the public preview of SQL Server 2025. Built on a foundation of best-in-class security, performance, and availability, SQL Server 2025 empowers customers to ...