Recent SQL Server 2025, Azure SQL, SSMS 22 and Fabric announcements highlight new event streaming and vector search capabilities, plus expanding monitoring and ontology tooling -- with tradeoffs in ...

Tom Fenton reports running Ollama on a Windows 11 laptop with an older eGPU (NVIDIA Quadro P2200) connected via Thunderbolt dramatically outperforms both CPU-only native Windows and VM-based ...

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 ...

Parallels Desktop virtualization software is compatible with the new MacBook Neo, according to an update from the company – but Windows VM performance will depend on your intended use case. From ...

Azure VM Scale Sets add automatic zone balancing to improve multi-zone workload distribution. Create-before-delete rebalancing maintains availability during scaling events and zone failures. Automated ...

Microsoft Azure operates two UK regions—UK South (located in London) and UK West (located in Cardiff and Durham)—providing UK enterprises with data residency options that align with ICO guidance and ...

Microsoft has unveiled its next-generation, in-house-developed ARM processor, the Cobalt 200, for Azure VMs, claiming up to 50% higher performance than its predecessor. Back in 2023, Microsoft first ...

Advances Cognizant's AI builder strategy, empowering clients to rapidly build, deploy, and scale enterprise AI solutions on modern infrastructure geared towards AI-driven operations. Will combine ...

“Transitioning to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets really lets us optimize and streamline our analytics processes. We’re processing 40% more analytics now.” John ...

Gears have powered the world for millennia, from clock machines to car engines. But miniaturizing them to microscopic dimensions has stumped engineers for decades. Anything under one-tenth of a ...