The biggest feature in the SQL Server 2019 preview launched at Ignite is SQL Server Big Data clusters. Travis Wright, Microsoft's principal program manager for SQL Server, explains exactly what this ...

We've been exploring the usefulness of one of the best features of the upcoming version of SQL Server 2005 codenamed 'Yukon'. We've seen how you can create UDIs (User Defined Functions), Stored ...

JSON has stolen some of XML's thunder with features such as human and machine readability, a lightweight, compact text structure and support for many software and hardware platforms. JSON (JavaScript ...

SQL Server 2016, the next major release of Microsoft’s flagship database and analytics platform (which is available as a Community Technology Preview [CTP] as of this writing), includes exciting ...

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 ...

Almost five years had passed the last time Microsoft released an upgraded version of its flagship SQL Server database back in 2005. While SQL Server 2005 was warmly received by IT pros, Microsoft ...