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

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 ...

My colleague, senior editor, Kathleen Richards was at MIX08 in Las Vegas two weeks ago. Suffice to say she received a brain dump on Silverlight and a number of other big announcements there. When she ...

Microsoft made a series of database announcements at the Ignite conference, including the general availability of SQL Server ...

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

The movement towards data-driven business requires sophisticated capabilities incorporating robust, scalable, and adaptable databases. When Microsoft announced Linux platform support for SQL in 2017, ...

Microsoft on Monday announced a new set of reference architectures for partners building Fast Track data warehouse products. Microsoft's SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse version 3.0 was announced ...

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“The next frontier is all about uniting the power of the cloud with the power of data to gain insights that simply weren't possible even just a few years ago,” Kummert said. “Microsoft is committed to ...

While SQL Server 2008 was little more than a service-pack level upgrade, the 2012 version of Microsoft’s database has a boatload of new features and delivers solid performance improvements.