Microsoft's PolyBase mashes up SQL Server and Hadoop Microsoft is not the first company to mash up relational MPP technology with Hadoop, but it may be the most impactful player to do so.

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment ...

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.

Playing catch-up Microsoft is introducing other capabilities to SQL Server 2025 to facilitate the development of AI-based applications, including JSON support, a Python driver, and change event ...

Microsoft publishes SQL Server 2025 Release candidate with TLS 1.3, Ubuntu 24.04 support and many AI improvements. Reading processes are up to 50 times faster, but an important restriction remains ...

SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.

Microsoft is retiring its SQL Web and Business cloud-database service tiers in April 2015 and replacing them with new Basic, Standard and Premium ones.

Microsoft's SQL Server is taking center stage at Comdex as vendors line up to showcase their support for the giant's long-awaited database server.

Until now, the maximum size was just 150GB. In addition, Microsoft strengthened the Azure SQL SLA and now offers developers the assurance that the service will be up 99.95 percent of the time.