With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work ...

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 announced general availability of SQL Server 2025, Fabric Databases, and Rebranded Azure DocumentDB at the ...

Microsoft said a new Always Encrypted security feature highlights its upcoming SQL Server 2016 -- "the biggest leap forward in Microsoft's data platform history" -- shipping this summer in a public ...

Querying relational databases requires SQL, which is the only language designed to communicate with them. As a matter of fact, how SQL is used distinguishes business intelligence tools from one ...

Mostly lost among the flock of announcements at Microsoft Corp.’s Mix08 Web developer conference last week was the news that Redmond is starting to test a Web database service based on its popular SQL ...

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...