Microsoft no longer plans to deliver SQL Server on Windows Containers
Microsoft has suspended its SQL server on Windows Containers projects, which was announced in a blog post on July 5. Microsoft is advising those who need to use the SQL Server in containers, to use Linux instead. Microsoft officials said the decision was because of existing ecosystem challenges and... Read more
HPE now supports Azure Stack HCI and SQL Server on GreenLake
HPE has augmented its GreenLake Offer by adding on-premises Microsoft SQL Server and Azure Stack HCI availability, to complement the existing SimpliVity and Nimble dHCI hyper-converged systems support in GreenLake and Nutanix.
GreenLake is HPE’s subscription-based offering that supplies hardwa... Read more
Amazon introduces translation tool for SQL commands
Amazon has announced Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL. The tool is not to be confused with Yahoo's defunct translation application, is capable of translating commands for a T-SQL database to PostgreSQL commands on the go.
The translation tool directly attacks Microsoft. It is difficult to persuad... Read more
Nutanix launches Era 2.0 for easier cloud database operations
Enhanced platform further streamlines database provisioning and management.
On Tuesday Nutanix released the newest version of Era, its database management service. The company's service provides simple, fast and consistent provisioning and management of cloud databases.
Era 2.0, the new rele... Read more
Microsoft introduces new cloud-based options for SQL Server
Microsoft has announced new cloud-hosted versions of its SQL Server database service. Support for two older on premise variants was discontinued today.
The new versions replace SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2, and are hosted on the cloud platform Azure, writes Silicon Angle. The Azure SQL Database is a ... Read more
Google Cloud SQL also compatible with Microsoft SQL Server 2017
Google has just announced during Google Cloud Next that the Cloud SQL product will be compatible with Microsoft SQL Server 2017 in addition to MySQL and PostgreSQL. This allows companies to migrate their business Windows workloads to Cloud SQL as well. This eliminates the need for companies to manag... Read more