But one of the SQL Server images on Azure is a sort of "max performance" image, where the maximum number of disks are loaded up to a VM, one is used for the OS, a bunch are used for the data drive, ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the "most Azure-enabled ...

A comparison of SQL Server's throughput performance on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives the edge to Microsoft's cloud. "Azure emerged as the clear leader across both Windows and ...

Research firm GigaOm compared throughput performance between SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and SQL Server on AWS EC2, finding the former enjoyed a definite speed edge. "Azure emerged as the ...

Organizations with Enterprise Agreements (EAs) can now move their existing SQL Server licenses to Azure Virtual Machines using prebuilt images, Microsoft announced late last week. Microsoft currently ...

A report discussing a planned Microsoft move to allow customers to host Linux servers on its Windows Azure cloud service was released by All About Microsoft's Mary Jo Foley today. The report cited ...