Datasets: Access to the project dataset (csv files). SQL Server Express: Lightweight server for hosting your SQL database. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS): GUI for managing and interacting with ...

Bronze Layer Stores raw data as-is from the source systems. Data is ingested from CSV files into a SQL Server database. Silver Layer Includes data cleansing, standardization, and normalization ...

Excitement over DuckLake, but momentum is with Iceberg as players at AWS, Snowflake weigh in It's been a year since Databricks bought Tabular for $1 billion, livening up the sleepy world of table ...

It's captured people's imaginations for sure," he said. As El Reg explained last week, DuckDB, which launched an in-process analytics database in 2022, has proposed its own table format, DuckLake, and ...

The technology, which enables rapid business transformation, requires a new data layer—one built for speed, scale, and ...

Snowflake’s AI SQL functions analyze the content using LLMs, and Sigma picks up the structured output and renders it live in dashboards or workflows. This unlocks transformative use cases: ...

A thriving community at the heart of SQL Server 2025 As we look back at the creation of SQL Server 2025, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to the community leaders, MVPs, partners, and Microsoft ...

Announcing SQL Server 2025 (preview): The AI-ready enterprise database from ground to cloud Announcing SQL Server 2025—empowering customers to develop modern AI applications securely using their data, ...