In the AI era, we're constantly talking about how important data is—storing data, disseminating data, and protecting data. As data specialists, we understand bad data management leads to bad use of AI ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs. I ...

Rob McElhenney’s new last name has high potential. But for his wife and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” co-star, Kaitlin Olson, she isn’t fazed by the switch-up from McElhenney to “Mac.” The actor ...

We are using multiple reference tables in SQL Server for analysis, some of which have Chinese characters in the table or column names. These tables are shared across various projects, and renaming all ...

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 in its ...

It’s no secret that VALORANT is a fast-paced FPS title where every second counts. As a result, you can’t afford to play with a high ping, packet loss, or any other server issue. If you’ve ever ...

In this post, we will go step by step into several aspects of Change Data Capture, a feature that is available on the Azure SQL Managed Instance and Microsoft SQL Server. The focus will be on the ...

The last few weeks have been dominated by extensive debates over the future of aid and humanitarianism as Western governments have sharply scaled back their funding. Humanitarians have once again been ...

In July 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the Microsoft Connector for Oracle in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). This blog provides essential details to help customers prepare for ...