Learn the key differences between relational and NoSQL databases with this in-depth comparison. There’s nothing wrong with the traditional relational database management system. In fact, many ...

Cloud data platform Snowflake has announced its intent to acquire Crunchy Data, a Postgres database partner.

The coolest big data system and cloud platform companies of the 2025 CRN Big Data 100 include Amazon Web Services, Databricks, Microsoft and Oracle.

The tech giant revealed that Azure SQL, its flagship transactional database, is now integrated into Fabric, Microsoft’s unified data platform.

Since vector data is natively managed within Azure SQL Database, developers can leverage existing SQL expertise to handle complex AI tasks without mastering new, specialized systems.

These relational databases expanded how companies could store and manage their data, but SQL made it possible to interact with that data in ways that matched their business processes.

Microsoft today announced the general availability of the open source Data API builder (DAB), which provides REST and GraphQL endpoints for Azure databases, some three years in the making.

Copilot for Azure SQL Database has limited private preview and no pricing information. Microsoft has indicated to me that this will be a paid offering but has offered no pricing model.

Meanwhile distributed SQL databases enable data integrity, relational data, and extreme scalability while maintaining compatibility with existing SQL databases and tools.