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.

Microsoft today announced the general availability of the open source Data API builder (DAB), which provides REST and GraphQL endpoints for Azure databases, some three years in the making. The ...

As fintech platforms grow, the mix of performance tuning and security oversight becomes harder to manage manually. Systems ...

The performance agent doubles the database capacity. The cost agent, seeing what appears to be overprovisioning, starts ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix issues affecting Windows Server systems after installing the April 2026 security updates. As Microsoft confirmed last week, some admins may ...

SQLite has its place, but it’s not fit for every occasion. Learn how to set up install-free versions of MariaDB, PostgreSQL MongoDB, and Redis for your development needs. For any application that ...

In response to continued uncertainty around the future of the MITRE-run Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, a European cybersecurity organization has launched the Global CVE Allocation ...

Researchers from Yunnan University, the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan have unveiled new insights into ...

The convergence of structured and unstructured intelligence presents challenges for enterprise generative AI (GenAI) architecture. To address this, data platforms must unify data pipelines, metadata, ...

DataOps, an adaptation of what’s traditionally known as DevOps, has evolved into an essential component of modern business operations. DataOps applies the concepts that have fostered more agility and ...

As proposed by business consultant and author Geoffrey Moore, "Without big data, you are blind and deaf in the middle of a freeway." Data is not only an asset these days in high-stakes business. It is ...