In this video, Microsoft Data Platform MVP John Morehouse walks you through the fundamentals of SQL Server Log Shipping and how it fits into a solid disaster...

If you’ve used Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose, you know the drill: to boost memory or I/O, you had to scale the whole instance, paying for extra CPU you might not need—and hoping the upgrade fixed the bottleneck. It worked but wasn’t elegant and could be slow or awkward. Scaling sometimes took hours when time was of the essence.

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2025, bringing big improvements to its main database engine. This version focuses on AI features and better performance, aiming to meet the needs of today’s applications, from critical business systems to cloud-connected setups. Finally: New Developer Editions For years, Microsoft received feedback about a major gap in its licensing. The Developer edition always matched the Enterprise edition, letting developers use all features for free.

Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading today, here it is nonetheless. I wish you and your family as many blessing as possible and all the good tidings during this holiday seasons.   The year 2026 is almost upon us so I hope that 2025 was good for you & family, and I look forward to seeing what the new year brings. May the holidays bring you peace and joy!

When organizations migrate workloads to Azure, the focus is usually on architecture, performance, and security. Cost management should be part of that conversation—but in practice, it’s often treated as an afterthought. One of the most overlooked and underutilized tools in Azure is Budgets, despite the fact that it can prevent unpleasant billing surprises with minimal effort. The Problem: “Surprise!! Please pay your bill.”

One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that if you do not place it into an availability zone at deployment time, you've traditionally had to rebuild it later.   That usually meant starting from scratch or detaching the disks, creating a new VM, and reattaching them.  Neither option is not horribly impactful, but both can be inconvenient and time-consuming.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 1600 GMT DESCRIPTION of TALK In this session, we explain what SQL database in Microsoft Fabric is and the benefits of leveraging a databas

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