Microsoft's acquisition of Citus Data expands on the Azure commitment to open source and may provide horizontal scaling for SQL Server.

Microsoft's purchase of Citus Data is about more than just the software. It's also about talent.

Microsoft's Failover Detection Utility eases failover analysis and provides quick root cause analysis.

Microsoft experts discuss the current state of cloud adoption, T-SQL enhancements, the evolution of enterprise SQL Server performance tuning and mentorship.

There are several good online SQL Server options DBAs can turn to for advice, support and help.

As they attempt to fight the onslaught of cloud giants selling their software as managed services, open source companies devise new licensing restrictions.

Here's why selecting the right storage for SQL Server tempdb is critical, and how to determine what will work.

Microsoft seems to be closing the gap between Azure Data Studio and SQL Server Management Studio, making the former a viable alternative for developers and DBAs alike.