SQL Managed Instance

New! Azure Data Studio Is Retiring: What You Need to Do and When September 13, 2025 Azure Data Studio, long touted as the future for data management in Azure, will be...more SQL Server Management Studio Update Will Integrate GitHub Copilot Updated: September 12, 2025 A new version of SQL Server Management Studio brings the most significant updates to the...more How to Track Azure Hybrid Benefit Use Rights for SQL Server Updated: September 8, 2025 Customers are responsible for ensuring they have the proper licenses to keep their Azure Hybrid...more How to Choose Azure SQL Configurations That Meet Requirements and Control Costs August 5, 2025 Azure SQL services can host SQL Server databases using the same SQL Server database engine...more SQL Server 2025 Adds Natural Language Search the Right Way June 26, 2025 SQL Server 2025 will include a natural language search capability (called vector search) that can...more How to Get Azure SQL Storage Costs Under Control Updated: August 26, 2024 Costs of Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance can be significantly affected by...more Database Offerings 2024: Overview and Roadmap Updated: August 12, 2024 Microsoft offers many database products and services, and customers need to narrow the broad field...more Evaluating Your SQL Server 2014 Migration Options Updated: July 26, 2024 Organizations already should have plans to migrate off SQL Server 2014, which reaches the end...more Database Offerings 2024: Understanding SQL-Based Options Updated: July 15, 2024 SQL Server remains Microsoft’s preferred structured database management technology for on-premises and Azure deployments, making...more Comparing SQL Server Options in Azure & On-Premises Updated: April 12, 2024 Azure SQL Server–based cloud offerings provide a viable alternative to most on-premises SQL Server deployments....more Database Migration Service Focuses on Data Studio Updated: December 4, 2023 Azure Database Migration Service provides tools and processes for automating large database moves to Azure...more SQL Server 2022: First Glimpse Highlights Azure Updated: November 27, 2023 SQL Server 2022 can leverage Azure for disaster recovery and analytics and improves performance and...more SQL Managed Instance: Even More Like On-Premises in 2022 Updated: November 27, 2023 Azure SQL Managed Instance, a PaaS offering similar to SQL Server on-premises, continues to mature....more SQL Server 2022 GA: Azure-Focused but Useful On-Premises Updated: November 27, 2023 SQL Server 2022 can leverage Azure services to consolidate user-authentication, meet offsite recovery requirements, and...more Microsoft’s R Retirement Impacts SQL Server, Azure SQL Updated: November 27, 2023 Microsoft’s distribution of R, called Microsoft R-Open (MRO), is being retired in favor of the...more SQL Managed Instance Adds Limited Data Virtualization Updated: September 25, 2023 Azure SQL Managed Instance has added data virtualization features based on SQL Server’s PolyBase capability....more