Microsoft’s fiscal Q3 results showed $82.9 billion in revenue, with Azure and other cloud services growing 40% year-over-year in constant currency, beating expectations. Analysts credited accelerating ...

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 ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The 2026 Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Data Quadrant Report from Info-Tech Research Group highlights top ...

The 2026 Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Data Quadrant Report from Info-Tech Research Group highlights top providers that help organizations deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing ...

Microsoft (MSFT) reported Azure revenue growth of 39% year-over-year with Intelligent Cloud segment revenue at $32.91B, up 29% YoY, while commercial remaining performance obligation surged 110% YoY to ...

This week, we are excited to kick off SQLCon 2026 alongside FabCon in Atlanta. Bringing these SQL and Fabric communities together creates a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and share what’s next ...

Oracle (ORCL) reported Q3 IaaS revenue of $4.89B, up 84% year over year, with Remaining Performance Obligations surging to $553B (up 325% year over year) driven by large-scale AI contracts. Nebius ...

Azure SQL Managed Instance gains SQL Server 2025 update policy control. GA policy balances new engine features with operational stability governance. Enhanced update management supports enterprise ...

Goldman Sachs believes that fears around AI disruption and slower-than-expected Azure growth are overstated and the recent pullback has created a buying opportunity for Microsoft shares. The bank ...

Microsoft stock dropped some 12% on Thursday after the tech giant released its Q2 earnings. Wall Street analysts still rate Microsoft as a consensus buy, giving it a median price target that suggests ...

Microsoft's stock saw its biggest daily decline since 2020 on Thursday, falling 10%. Thursday's share slide wiped $357 billion off the software giant's market cap. Analysts attributed the move to the ...

Abstract: Azure SQL DB offers disaggregated storage architecture called Hyperscale. While this architecture provides storage scale out, it comes at the cost of performance of I/O from remote storage.