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 ...

Open-source platform with 30+ MCP tools lets AI agents autonomously create pipelines, query databases, search vector ...

Proprietary warehouses delivered scale — but at the cost of control, predictable pricing, and real flexibility. Enterprises are doing the math.

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 ...

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In this blog, we’ll walk you through what’s new across these services so you can plan your upgrade holistically and unlock the full potential of SQL Server 2025. Announcing SQL Server 2025—empowering ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. I live in Los Angeles—a city where, if you are in your 20s, don’t come from money, and are chasing a creative pursuit, you most likely work in a ...

At Microsoft Build 2025, we announced the public preview of SQL Server 2025. Built on a foundation of best-in-class security, performance, and availability, SQL Server 2025 empowers customers to ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

As developers look to harness the power of AI in their applications, one of the most exciting advancements is the ability to enrich existing databases with semantic understanding through vector search ...

In some cases, performance issues can arise with SELECT statements. The issue is that number of rows tends to grow rapidly as more tables are joined, as result set is de-normalized and contains a lot ...