PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a novel programming system called GenQL that extends SQL to deliver probabilistic AI modeling atop tabular data, giving users a new method for bringing predictive ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs.

WIRED Brand Lab | How Microsoft SQL Server 2022, accelerated by 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, is helping customers take charge of their data, drive insights, and launch ...

We have an ancient AS/400 730 system that still houses some old budget/financial data. We'd like to decommission this box, and migrate the data to a SQL server. The data won't be modified or ...

Data analysts and admins can pre-build Data Blocks using Sigma's visual interface in minutes or use standard SQL, eliminating the need to learn proprietary coding languages.

The new version of Microsoft's flagship database comes with a slew of cloud-oriented features, including integration with Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, and the Azure Purview data ...

Other features highlighted in SQL Server 2019 include the use of "secure enclaves" for computations on the server side, which keeps the data encrypted.

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how. The geographic distribution of cloud data centers ...