Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas.

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.

In particular, many SQL Server users have become accustomed to dealing with what’s not-so-affectionately termed “SQL Server sprawl.” It’s a lot like it sounds—a sprawling environment that results in ...

Microsoft has revealed some details about what's next for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Customers should expect ...

Integration of Python for data science, graph processing for NoSQL-like functionality, and it runs on Linux as well as Windows. At almost 30 years of age, Microsoft's flagship database has learned ...

One thing I really enjoy about the SQL Server community is its vibrancy. I'll give you details on the SQL Server community's explosive growth in a moment, but let's start by comparing Microsoft SQL ...

To SQL or NoSQL? That’s the database question But as technological lines blur, there's not always a clear-cut answer.

Once you start making use of new features like SQL Server 2016’s in-memory updatable columnstores, those speed-ups could hit 100x for some types of queries.