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.

Microsoft announced the latest preview of its next-gen SQL Server product at Ignite. Here's a rundown of everything the new release promises, from performance enhancements to security and ...

Microsoft introduced a preview of the latest edition of its flagship RDBMS, SQL Server 2019, highlighting new Big Data capabilities integrated into the core database engine.

SQL Server 2019 now supports processing on Spark, HDFS, and similar computing cluster frameworks. Speaking of the database engine, the SQL Server development team continues to push for even better ...

Microsoft is readying SQL Server 2019 for release, with enhancements to help users combine structured and unstructured data, leverage data virtualization across a wider range of sources, and more.

Other improvements include persistent memory (PMEM) support in SQL Server 2019 for Linux, enabling SQL Server to bypass the file system for files on DAX formatted PMEM volumes. There are new TCP/IP ...