It was called “Big Data – Working with Terabytes in SQL Server” presented by Andrew Novick. As you would expect, the session was packed. The definition of a very large database is a moving ...

If you have accidently deleted data from database tables in MS SQL Server, you can restore the deleted data (tables) using Log Sequence Number (LSN). But for this, you need the transaction backup file ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

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.

Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these open-ended SQL Server proficiency interview Q&As useful.

Fresh on the heels of SQL Server 2014 being released to manufacturing, the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) team yesterday announced support for the new version, along with numerous other enhancements.

The holy grail of database development is the ability to treat database objects (tables, views, stored procedures, etc.) as if they were just like any other form of source code. While SQL Server ...

At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database management system ...

In this second delve into data cleanliness (read the first, How clean is your data?, here), we’ll test-drive the data profiling tool provided with Microsoft SQL Server.

Do you need to find out where the location of your SQL Server's database is? Here's a quick tip.