Starting with SQL Server 2022 Cumulative Update 17 (CU17), you can use managed identities with SQL Server credentials to back up to and restore SQL Server on Azure VM databases from Azure Blob storage ...

The SQL Server IaaS Agent extension (`SqlIaasExtension`) runs on SQL Server on Azure Windows Virtual Machines (VMs) to automate management and administration tasks. This article provides an overview ...

Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

Surging DRAM and NAND costs, which now account for more than half the price of a standard server, are expected to keep prices elevated well into 2027. HPE has told customers that the prices quoted for ...

HPE is taking steps to address shortages and rising costs, including securing supply. The company is expanding multiyear agreements with its critical silicon and memory partners to ensure it can meet ...

Microsoft has discontinued TLS 1.0 and 1.1 support for Azure Blob Storage as of February 28, 2024, requiring organizations to upgrade to TLS 1.2 or higher. Microsoft ...

Supermicro, Inc., a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, today unveiled one of the industry's first context memory (CMX) storage server as part of NVIDIA STX reference ...

We recently saw GitHub Copilot Skill for Azure, and now Microsoft is determined to tighten security across its cloud platform, and this time the focus lands on Azure storage services. According to a ...

PCWorld explains how setting up a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device provides a private alternative to cloud services like Google Photos and iCloud for photo backup. Entry-level 2-bay NAS ...

Abstract: In this paper, we propose PIRS, a two-server offline/online private information retrieval scheme with small client storage. In PIRS, a client first engages in an offline phase to preprocess ...