Model Context Protocol (MCP) has gained considerable momentum as a standard connector between LLM-powered tools and local systems, internal and external APIs, and data sources. From major clouds to ...

A lot of people still think AI in SQL means “send your data to the cloud.” That is no longer the only option. Did you know you can now run certain AI models on premises with SQL Server 2025? AI ...

Microsoft Research conducts fundamental science and technology research across a spectrum of research areas. With labs around the globe we pursue breakthroughs across the computing and AI stack to ...

Another year passes. I was hoping to write more articles instead of just these end-of-the-year screeds, but I almost died in the spring semester, and it sucked up my time. Nevertheless, I will go ...

A fast, read-only MySQL Server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) written in Go. This project exposes safe MySQL introspection tools to Claude Desktop via MCP. Claude can explore databases, describe ...

Microsoft has announced a distributed PostgreSQL database service designed to rival other hyperscaler systems and third-party RDBMSes such as CockroachDB and YugabyteDB. Claiming 100 percent ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

Already using NumPy, Pandas, and Scikit-learn? Here are seven more powerful data wrangling tools that deserve a place in your toolkit. Python’s rich ecosystem of data science tools is a big draw for ...

The first release candidate of .NET 10 is out, complete with a "go-live" license, meaning that Microsoft supports production use. The company has also detailed performance improvements in this ...

As developers look to harness the power of AI in their applications, one of the most exciting advancements is the ability to enrich existing databases with semantic understanding through vector search ...