It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward. As I've ...

Built-in intelligence – SQL Server 2025 optimising performance and insight. Key takeaways SQL Server 2025 shifts optimisation from a reactive activity to an intelligence-driven discipline. Built-in ...

Leonardo Boscaro, EMEA Sales Leader, Nutanix Database. In most large enterprises, the greatest concentration of operational complexity sits quietly inside SQL Server estates. Hundreds, and in some ...

Software designer/developer, developer advocate, writer, and musician. Apache Arrow Flight SQL is a protocol layered on Arrow Flight RPC that enables clients to execute standard SQL queries against ...

Born out of Microsoft’s SQL Server Big Data Clusters investments, the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is a high-performance connector that enables you to use transactional data in ...

Microsoft updated its free MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with new Fabric connectivity and provisioning features in public preview, alongside GitHub Copilot slash commands and multiple ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...

Abstract: Recent research explores how sustained operation impacts the performance of relational database systems through the lens of software aging and the critical role of proactive monitoring and ...

Microsoft has published the first Release Candidate of SQL Server 2025. RC0 introduces a number of notable new features, including official support for Ubuntu 24.04 in development and testing ...