Born out of Microsoft’s SQL Server Big Data Clusters investments, the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is a high-performance connector that enables you to use transactional data in ...

Microsoft has also called for greater use of Rust. In 2022, the CTO of the company’s Azure cloud called Rust to become the ...

Microsoft has introduced native NVMe support in Windows Server 2025, calling it a “storage revolution” due to the potential performance gains it delivers. Modern NVMe devices, including PCIe Gen5 SSDs ...

Nadella runs a weekly hour-long meeting with many of the same staff, where he often grills them about their work, resulting ...

Microsoft has reached a $9.7 billion agreement with data-centre operator IREN, gaining access to advanced Nvidia chips that could ease the strain on the company’s infrastructure and support AI ...

Microsoft is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to secure more compute capacity for meeting its customers’ heavy demand for AI services. On Monday, the Redmond-based tech giant signed a $9.7 ...

Microsoft has signed a $9.7bn deal with Iren to access the neocloud's GPUs. Spanning five years, the agreement will give Microsoft access to Iren's Nvidia GB300s. The total value of the contract is $9 ...

OpenAI is giving its long-time backer Microsoft Corp. a 27% stake as part of a restructuring plan that took nearly a year to negotiate. That removes a major uncertainty for both companies and clears ...

Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) deal with neocloud company Nebius (NASDAQ:NBIS) Group will provide computing power to internal teams creating large language models and a consumer AI assistant, Bloomberg ...

WASHINGTON/LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - A sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab server software compromised about 100 organizations as of the weekend, two of ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what they say is a "critical design flaw" in delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) introduced in Windows Server 2025. "The flaw can result in high-impact ...

We take pride in delivering innovation with each new version of Microsoft SQL Server. However, there comes a time when product lifecycles must conclude. On July 14, 2026, SQL Server 2016 will reach ...