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Why is the language developers and DBAs use to organize data such a mess? Here are 13 reasons we wish we could quit SQL, even ...
SQL Server 2019 builds on intelligent query processing features that were implemented in SQL Server 2017, and expands them to new areas of the database engine.
With the latest public preview available, it's time to see if you want to upgrade to the most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far.
Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...
Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.
The ultimate plan is to shift to using GitHub Copilot, effectively ditching the preview of Copilot that shipped with SSMS 21.
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 ...
Developers rely on the consistency of certain concepts--that's why we have standards. But does ANSI/SQL still qualify as a standard? And, if not, why?