Global software house Microsoft is making big data the focus of SQL Server 2019, set for release later this year. A key part is data virtualisation, eliminating complex ETL processes. Microsoft says ...

Microsoft has dabbled in the ETL (extract-transform-load) marketplace for a long time, in fact, almost 2 decades. Way back in the day, SQL Server shipped with a command-line tool known as the Bulk ...

In modern manufacturing, data has become just as critical as raw materials and skilled labor. From machine sensors and production lines to supply chain and qual ...

Microsoft complements its relational database engine, SQL Server, with several add-on services that manage different aspects of enterprise business intelligence and information processing such as data ...