Azure SQL vs SQL Server: Which One Should You Choose for Your Next Project?

SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same underlying engine, so code and queries work the same way. The ...
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From Fabcon to MVP Summit: The Biggest SQL Server and Fabric Updates

Change Event Streaming (CES) in SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL enables event-driven architectures by streaming JSON records from table activity to Azure Event Hub, with Entra support now available in ...
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Azure–VMware cost strategies shift toward rightsizing and repeatable migrations

Enterprises using Azure and VMware are increasingly combining rightsizing of virtual machines with repeatable multi‑region migration frameworks to control costs. Rightsizing tools from Azure Advisor, ...
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Microsoft Expands Copilot's Agentic Capabilities in Office, Unveils AI Agent Builder Certification

Microsoft this week rolled out new agentic Copilot capabilities across Word, Excel and PowerPoint, part of the company's push to make its AI assistant more useful inside the apps enterprises use on a ...
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Mastering Dataverse to lakehouse integration for insights

Connecting Microsoft Dataverse to a lakehouse architecture like Microsoft Fabric or Azure Synapse enables unified data access, real-time analytics, and AI-ready datasets. By leveraging virtual tables, ...