SQL Server on Azure Local is generally available. Review disconnected deployment requirements, separate licensing, and recovery planning before adopting it. Microsoft has made SQL Server on Azure ...

Some of the world’s most critical databases run in places where cloud connectivity cannot be assumed. A remote industrial site, for example, may need production systems to continue operating when ...

SQL Server on Azure Local runs SQL Server workloads on Windows Server or Linux virtual machines (VMs) in your own infrastructure. You can keep data close to users and applications while choosing a ...

This article describes how to deploy SQL Server on Azure Local in connected mode. SQL Server runs on Windows Server or Linux virtual machines (VMs) in an Azure Local cluster that maintains ...

Microsoft will begin reporting Azure revenue in dollars for the first time, providing more clarity about its business that competes with Amazon Web Services. The company is trimming the number of ...

Microsoft makes Azure Arc-enabled Extended Security Updates generally available for Windows Server 2016 legacy workloads. Azure Arc ESUs provide critical security updates after Windows Server 2016 ...

Microsoft makes SQL Server migration to Azure Virtual Machines generally available through Azure Migrate and Azure Arc. Unified Azure portal experience streamlines SQL Server assessment, migration, ...

When my friend and Directions on Microsoft‘s editor-in-chief Mary Jo Foley wrote in late May that Azure Linux 4.0 would be available for bare-metal servers and virtual machines (VMs), I thought, “I’m ...

Microsoft recently announced Azure Linux 4.0 and Azure Container Linux at Open Source Summit North America 2026 in Minneapolis. Azure Linux 4.0 is a Fedora-based, general-purpose server distribution ...

You'll be able to run this Linux distro on both Azure and your desktop using Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here's what we know about it so far. I blinked. Backstage, Jim Zemlin, the Linux Foundation’s ...

Placing SQL MCP Server between your AI agent and your SQL database lets your agent interact with data through a controlled API surface instead of direct database access. Built on Data API builder (DAB ...

Microsoft has moved its Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for Azure Functions to General Availability, signaling a shift toward standardized, identity-secure agentic workflows. By integrating ...