Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, ...

Microsoft reportedly cut 200 to 400 Azure jobs in China as US and Chinese data rules tighten around cloud operations. Microsoft is reportedly cutting 200 to 400 Azure jobs in mainland China, marking ...

Azure database savings plans cut cloud costs across SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Cosmos DB. Unlike reservations, Azure savings plans offer cross-region, cross-service flexibility with simpler pricing.

> * [Linux](../linux/sql-iaas-agent-extension-register-vm-linux.md) Register your SQL Server VM with the [SQL IaaS Agent extension](sql-server-iaas-agent-extension ...

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 ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

VMware will lose a significant chunk of business over the next three years, according to Gartner research VP Julia Palmer. However, the wave of departures that Palmer spoke of today at Gartner’s IT ...

Microsoft has launched Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server on Windows in the US Government, Virginia region. The Redmond giant called this a "major first step". Microsoft has recently announced that Azure ...

We’re excited to announce a new migration capability in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration. This new capability, now generally available, is powered by Azure Database Migration ...

The security bug was introduced during Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout last week. Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a bug that prevents certain virtual machines hosted ...

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a bug that prevents Azure virtual machines from launching when the Trusted Launch setting is disabled and Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is ...

The Azure VM Agent enables VMs to communicate with Azure’s underlying Fabric Controller via the virtual public IP 168.63.129.16. However, when VMs are migrated from on-premises or deployed from custom ...