Organizations deliberately using unlicensed software do not have much of a defense, but there are grey areas, such as ...

Change signals a shift away from legacy monitoring packs toward modern observability and Azure-based monitoring tools.

Microsoft has announced that SCOM Management Packs for SSRS, PBIRS, and SSAS will reach End of Support in January 2027, forcing enterprise migration to Azure Monitor.

Microsoft will retire SCOM SQL monitoring packs in 2027, pushing customers toward Azure Monitor and cloud billing.

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 ...

The best virtual machine for Windows Server 2016 lets you smoothly run multiple servers and sandboxed virtual desktops for IT, OT, and security operations. I’ve tested over 30 Type 1 and Type 2 ...

Cloudy Tactics: In another effort to steer Windows customers toward Azure, Microsoft is offering a new tool that converts virtual machines between two formats. The goal is to help organizations stay ...

The Azure SQL team has released version 1.34.0 of the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code, a cross‑platform tool for developing against SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and SQL Database in Fabric.

Scientists have invented a new computing technology that enables multiple people to run programs on a quantum computer for the first time. Dubbed "HyperQ," the new system is a type of virtualization ...

Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a known issue causing some Hyper-V virtual machines with Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server to freeze or restart unexpectedly. These ...