The first release candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2025 is now available. As we move toward general availability, our focus shifts to delivering enhanced stability, performance, and product improvements ...

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 ...

Databases are essential for storing and retrieving structured data supporting business intelligence, research, and enterprise applications. Querying databases typically requires SQL, which varies ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests that show how well your lungs are working. The tests measure lung volume, capacity, rates of flow, and gas exchange. This ...

Even if generative AI hides SQL behind the curtain, it will continue to play a critical role in how we interact with and use data. In May 1974, Donald Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce published a paper on ...

Abstract: Model databases track the accuracy of models on pre-trained weights. The models are stored as executable code and extracted on deployment. Instead of extracting runnable code and data out of ...

It seems that COALESCE may be expanded to a CASE/WHEN, which causes the expression to get evaluated twice (link); ISNULL apparently doesn't have this behavior. This has a performance impact (i.e. when ...