At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment ...

First off, Microsoft is releasing a public preview of SQL Server 2019, the next major release of the product. And within the 2019 version, there's lots that's new. Also: What to do when big data ...

There's a very handy new tool from Microsoft called the Database Experimentation Assistant (DEA). The DEA makes it very easy to conduct A/B testing for SQL Server upgrades, providing quantitative ...

Microsoft has updated its SQL Server Management Studio to version 17.3, adding two features along with various minor enhancements and bug fixes. SSMS 17.3, made available for download earlier this ...

In addition to StretchDB and AlwaysEncrypted, there are two more exciting features in the works for SQL Server 2016: dynamic data masking and row-level security. In the case of these two features, ...

A company datasheet spelled out those discounts in dollars. Adding Premium Assurance to a Windows Server two-core license would run $31 per year if purchased between March and June 2017, but more ...