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 ...

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.

We’re looking for a skilled SQL DBA to support and optimise Microsoft SQL Server environments powering critical business systems. This role is ideal for a hands-on professional who thrives in ...

We’re looking for a skilled SQL DBA to support and optimise Microsoft SQL Server environments powering critical business systems. This role is ideal for a hands-on professional who thrives in ...

For most teams migrating an existing SQL Server estate, Azure SQL Managed Instance is the easiest starting point. It keeps ...

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 ...

The Citus coordinator partitions an incoming query into fragment queries, and sends them to the workers for parallel processing. The workers are extended PostgreSQL servers and they apply PostgreSQL's ...

Microsoft has unveiled a new generation of Azure virtual machines (VMs) built on AMD’s 5th Gen EPYC processors, designed for cloud, AI, and high-performance computing. The newly introduced Da/Ea/Fasv7 ...

The focus of this new AI accelerator is inference— the production deployment of AI models in applications. Its architecture combines high compute performance with a newly designed memory system and a ...

Azure SQL Query Store now captures read-only queries, expanding performance visibility beyond transactional workloads DBAs can analyze execution plans and runtime statistics for primary and read-only ...

Existing index tuners typically rely on the “what if” API provided by the query optimizer to estimate the execution cost of a query on top of an index configuration. Such cost estimates can be ...

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