Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a bug that prevents Azure virtual machines from launching when the Trusted Launch setting is disabled and Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is ...

Microsoft has moved its Windows key management licensing service from on-premises to Azure. This has helped it to reduce costs and boost security. The Microsoft Windows Key Management Licensing ...

Microsoft has rolled out a redesigned continuous migration assessment tool for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc. The new experience is now generally available and brings a more streamlined, ...

Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a known issue causing some Hyper-V virtual machines with Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server to freeze or restart unexpectedly. These ...

When Microsoft debuted Windows Server 2025 in late 2024, the company highlighted hotpatching as a key capability, promising fewer disruptive reboots for critical infrastructure – a long-standing pain ...

This tutorial shows you how to discover the servers that are running in your Hyper-V environment by using the Azure Migrate: Discovery and assessment tool, a lightweight Azure Migrate appliance. You ...

Oracle SQL Developer allows you to connect and manage databases. It is probably the easiest way to run any query as it gives the result in a tabular format. However, we have also noticed that, in some ...

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Abstract: SQL Azure's concurrency control relies on multi-versioning to prevent readers and writers from blocking each other and on in-memory row locks to prevent multiple writers modifying the same ...

When adjusting the storage repair speed, you are setting a priority for the system. Choosing a low repair speed allocates resources to active workloads, while a high repair speed reallocates resources ...