Cumulative Update for SQL Server: 2017 and Higher Introduction Cumulative Updates (CUs) are essential for maintaining the performance, security, and stability of Microsoft SQL Server. Released ...

Learn about the pros and cons of row-level vs. page-level compression in SQL Server, and how to choose the best option for your database compression needs.

Microsoft architect James Hamilton discusses upcoming security changes in the next release of SQL Server, code-named Yukon.

So, I wanted to learn about how the logic for filtering records, is implemented by the EF core and which key components are included in the filtering during the update query execution on the SQL ...

Cumulative Update 7 for SQL Server 2019 is plagued by a known reliability issue affecting the database snapshot feature according to a Microsoft blog post spotted by The Register.

In addition to StretchDB and AlwaysEncrypted, there are two more exciting features in the works for SQL Server 2016: dynamic data masking and row-level security. In the case of these two features, ...