While SQL Server Data Tools doesn’t quite that level, it gets very close. The holy grail of database development is the ability to treat database objects as if they were normal source code.

Embedding Java into SQL Server facilitates a wide variety of coding use ... advanced profiling with Zulu Mission Control, and fully open source builds that are TCK (technology compatibility ...

The big difference with SQL Server, as opposed to many other database-related AI announcements, is that you have complete control of what ... It's an open-source compression algorithm that should ...

As a consultant, I get to meet many varied SQL Server professionals on a regular basis. One of the most common conversations we've had over the last few years surrounds the loss of control the DBA has ...

Microsoft also announced the public preview of the new open-source Python driver for SQL Server, which is a fully open-source Python solution for connecting to SQL Server. Microsoft also announced ...

PolyBase in SQL Server 2022 (source: Microsoft). To help developers and database administrators understand the mechanics of PolyBase and how to write T-SQL queries to access data from heterogeneous ...

Indeed, open source developers will now find managed ... of Day 1 of Build includes private previews of instance-level SQL Server compatibility on Azure SQL DB (to augment today's database-level ...