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 ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

In my last article, I told you a bit about Microsoft’s overall big data strategy in SQL Server 2014 (which has just become available to customers) with a deep dive ...

StreamSets, purveyor of a DataOps suite for open source analytics and commercial databases alike, is today announcing support for Microsoft's recently announced SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters.

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work ...