Microsoft Corp.’s Azure cloud is getting boosted with an array of data-focused updates, with expanded capabilities for its Intelligent Data Platform and new functions in its main database offerings leading the way. One of the most important new ...

Microsoft broke new ground in scalability when it launched Azure SQL Database Hyperscale. Here's what it took to make Microsoft's hyperscale vision work with the existing Azure infrastructure. When Microsoft introduced SQL Azure (initially called SQL Data ...

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ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft Azure experienced a global outage on October 29.Microsoft customer-facing services were affected.Recovery came later that same day, but some problems linger. Last week,

Microsoft and database maker Oracle announced on Wednesday that their joint Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure is now generally available. This new offering, which was unveiled during this week's Microsoft Inspire digital partner conference ...