Auditing for Azure SQL Database tracks database events and writes them to an audit log in your Azure storage account, Log Analytics workspace, or Event Hubs. Auditing also: Helps you maintain ...

In Azure SQL Database, the server is a logical concept and permissions can't be granted at the server level. To simplify permission management, Azure SQL Database provides a set of fixed server-level ...

Presenting new capabilities for Fabric, Power BI, OneLake, and Azure SQL, the company took the stage in Barcelona to outline how its customers can connect data, business context, and AI to fuel the ...

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Production data in test environments is a breach waiting to happen. We ranked 2026’s 10 best data masking tools — Delphix ...

Affected locations in British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba will not turn their clocks back at 02:00 local time on November 1, 2026. They will remain at UTC−07:00, UTC−06:00, and UTC−05:00, ...

Explore 10 Azure services for SaaS, from app hosting and databases to messaging, API management, security, and monitoring, with practical use cases.

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 ...

JADEPUFFER used compromised Azure service principals to delete most targeted storage accounts in an 18-hour intrusion, Microsoft says.

Azure SQL Database customers using Always Encrypted with Intel SGX must migrate to VBS enclaves or evaluate SQL Server on Azure Confidential VMs before Oct. 31, 2027.