SQL Server

Aidan breaks down some Azure features that allow you to obtain better disk performance with virtual machines.

Aidan summarizes what’s been going on in Azure IaaS in August, and I’ll also discuss a few features and services that you might have missed or forgotten about.

Aidan dives into several ways that you can back up SQL Server which is running in an Azure virtual machine.

We’re entering the laid-back days of Summer. There isn’t much Azure IaaS news, but we’re after quality, not quantity.  June was a good news month for those of us using Microsoft Azure.

Aidan Finn shows you how to use a new preview feature in Azure Backup to protect SQL Server databases that are hosted in Azure virtual machines.

We’re just a few weeks away from the Microsoft Build conference, where historically, a lot of announcements are made.

There is a new SQL Server option that recently launched a preview in Azure called SQL Managed Instance, enabling you to run a private, managed version of SQL that is almost 100 percent compatible with on-premises SQL Server.

How do I block Internet access for my Azure virtual machines?

Aidan Finn explains some of the language that is used to specify and size Azure SQL, the database-as-a-service offering from Microsoft Azure.

Aidan Finn compares and contrasts the two options for deploying SQL Server in Microsoft Azure, Azure SQL, and SQL Server running in a virtual machine.