Microsoft is aiming to shore up the security of its SQL Server database management software. The next version of SQL Server, code-named "Yukon," will include a long list of new security-related ...

Assuring optimal performance of database applications starts with coding properly formulated SQL. Poorly written SQL and application code is the cause of most performance problems. As much as 75% of ...

"SQL Performance Tuning" will help the experienced SQL programmer make his or her code sing in terms of efficiency of code and optimization of data retrieval.

There's no shortage of software developer jobs right now and employers are on the lookout for Python, Java and SQL coders in particular, hiring data indicates – with Go also catching the eye of ...

These books cover everything from beginner SQL queries to advanced database architecture.Perfect for developers, data ...

To improve the quality of coding, another new feature in SQL Prompt also auto-fixes errors in code. As users write code, SQL Prompt runs static code analysis in the background, checking the code for ...

Microsoft isn't open sourcing SQL Server's code, but making it run-able on Linux is a big change for the company. Microsoft has long offered a Mac version of its Office suite and has recently ...

XKCD creator Randall Munroe once drew a much-loved computing comic (above) that is often referenced by software engineers about bad SQL coding habits in relation to the name fields in databases ...

SQL Server and process the results; or, you can store the programs as stored procedures in SQL Server and create applications that execute the stored procedures and process the results.