With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work ...

On and off, over the years, I have followed and written about the SQL-on-Hadoop saga. The adventure started with Apache Hive, which originally provided a SQL layer on top of MapReduce, bringing new ...

Microsoft made a series of database announcements at the Ignite conference, including the general availability of SQL Server ...

The Oracle SQL*Plus product has introduced some new features that have long been missing from this utility program, and some to support the new features. Here's a rundown of the new features in Oracle ...

I'm seriously just sick of hearing SQL Azure everywhere I turn. Sick to death of Azure I don’t know about you guys, but I’m getting to sick of hearing about SQL Azure. Microsoft is trying to make it ...

One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around SQL ...

In the AI era, we're constantly talking about how important data is—storing data, disseminating data, and protecting data. As data specialists, we understand bad data management leads to bad use of AI ...

SQL Server 2022: Here’s what you need to know Your email has been sent Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database workhorse that powers both an internal line of business applications and ...

The lingua franca of databases, Structured Query Language is ubiquitous, powerful, and important for developers to understand. Start with these tips. Since Structured Query Language was invented in ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure-enabled ...

Four key considerations to keep in mind when you need a database designed for analytical queries of vast quantities of time series data. SQL often struggles when it comes to managing massive amounts ...

I suspect the answer is no, but I'm open to a yes... Anyway, we're looking at building out a new MS SQL Cluster for our primary point of sale application that's developed in house. The current ...