Clearly, the momentum for Microsoft SQL Server environments is moving toward the cloud. Microsoft has been actively promoting and supporting its Azure SQL data platform, for example, which is intended to help Microsoft-based enterprises lift and shift their existing applications to create modern cloud services.

Data managers moving data and database functions to the cloud are spending less time with administrative functions, such as performance management and provisioning.
This survey with Quest Software captures the viewpoints of respondents from a range of company sizes and industries, including IT services/system integrators, financial services, business services, government, and healthcare organizations.