It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix issues affecting Windows Server systems after installing the April 2026 security updates. As Microsoft confirmed last week, some admins may ...

ZetaSQL defines a SQL language (grammar, types, data model, semantics, and function library) and implements parsing and analysis for that language as a reusable component. ZetaSQL is not itself a ...

Microsoft has officially retired one of its longest-running server platforms. As of January 13, 2026, support for Windows Server 2008 has finally ended, including Windows Server 2008 R2 for customers ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

As a SQL Server administrator, one of the most critical performance issues I encounter is memory pressure. It can manifest in two primary forms: memory grant pressure (queries competing for execution ...

Devart is releasing dbForge 2025.1, updating dbForge tools for all database systems, including SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL along with the introduction of an AI-powered assistant.

I've encountered a noticeable performance issue when using Laravel's Query Builder with SQL Server. Running the same simple query gives very different execution times depending on the method used: ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The goal of Hibernate and JPA is to hide the complexity of SQL and relational databases from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

Netwrix, a cybersecurity provider focused on data and identity threats, launched a free open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration for Netwrix Access Analyzer, enabling its customers ...

At Search Central Live NYC, Google’s John Mueller revisited the statistic that 15% of search queries Google sees are completely brand new and have never been encountered. He also addressed what impact ...