When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a PaaS that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server deployment up and running.

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

The world of the data professionals and DBAs is swirling with threats and risks, and those dangers are on the rise. You're probably accustomed to using longstanding database fea­tures to secure your ...

As mentioned earlier, you can still use SQL Agent on Azure VMs and, with some limitations, on Azure SQL Managed Instances. With all of those options competing for your attention, just remember that ...