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 ...

Enterprises need data, and data needs to be stored, with a flexible, portable environment that scales from developers’ laptops to global clouds. That storage also needs to be able to run on any OS and ...

Having slow database queries can be frustrating, even if your indexes are in good shape. To troubleshoot and improve performance, start by examining the actual query plan. Sometimes, SQL Server may ...

Organizations are under constant pressure to modernize their estate. Legacy infrastructure, manual processes, and increasing data volumes in silos make it harder to deliver the performance, security, ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

You’ve got a PlayStation 5 and a world of ideas, but you’ve hit the console’s wall: how do you get your own custom Minecraft server running? The PS5’s Minecraft: Bedrock Edition doesn’t make joining ...

This guide provides instructions on how to set up and use SQL Server with DBeaver. Before you start, you must create a connection in DBeaver and select SQL Server. If you have not done this, please ...

Oracle Corp. today unveiled MCP Server for Oracle Database, a new Model Context Protocol offering that brings artificial intelligence-powered interaction directly into its core database platform to ...

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 ...

A proof-of-concept attack called "Cookie-Bite" uses a browser extension to steal browser session cookies from Azure Entra ID to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protections and maintain access ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

For years, enterprise companies have been plagued by data silos separating transactional systems from analytical tools—a divide that has hampered AI applications, slowed real-time decision-making, and ...