Azure’s flexibility and deep integration with Microsoft services make it a top enterprise cloud choice — but also a breeding ground for complexity and waste. In 2026, organizations face rising costs, ...

Introduction: Why Cloud Microsegmentation Must Evolve Cloud-native architectures built on auto-scaling virtual machines, platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and serverless platforms have transformed ...

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 ...

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure. Use SSMS to access, configure, manage, administer, and develop platforms that use the Microsoft ...

Abstract: Network slicing with Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization enhances the network operator's serviceability, resource availability and coverage capability in 5G ...

Log Replay Service (LRS) has been used for migrations to Azure SQL Managed Instance since the service launched in November of 2018. Under the hood, LRS relies on the implementation of log shipping, ...

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.

Enterprises with on-premises SQL Server infrastructure face a choice by January 2027: migrate database monitoring to Azure’s consumption-based billing, or lose support for critical SCOM Management ...

Microsoft deprecates SSRS, PBIRS and SSAS management packs for SCOM, ending support in 2027. The move signals a shift from on-prem SCOM extensions toward cloud-based SQL Server monitoring. IT teams ...

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Buyout firms will find an unlikely source of excitement in 2026. Dealmaking has come to the usually staid world of utilities, as evidenced by BlackRock’s ...