As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward. As I've ...

Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

SQL developers manage structured databases that power payments, healthcare, retail, and cloud systems. Cloud platforms increase demand for SQL skills, including scaling, backup systems, and security ...

Who are these scripts for? You need to troubleshoot performance problems with SQL Server, and you need to do it now. You don't have time to track down a bunch of DMVs, figure out Extended Events, ...

Enterprises need data, and data needs to be stored, with a flexible, portable environment that scales from developers’ laptops to global clouds. That storage also needs to be able to run on any OS and ...

These books cover everything from beginner SQL queries to advanced database architecture. Perfect for developers, data analysts, and backend engineers. Learn performance tuning, indexing, ...

If you have a Power BI report with a matrix visual on it it’s quite likely that you’ll want all the levels in the matrix to be fully expanded by default. But did you know that the way you expand all ...

Google is adding new features to its fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS) AlloyDB in order to provide enterprises with an alternative to PostgreSQL, which has become the most popular choice ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...