So, everything in this column is information I've surmised from looking at what's been going on with Azure SQL Database, which is the most common testing ground for new features, along with some ...

Even after 50 years, Structured Query Language, or SQL, remains the native tongue for those who speak data. It's had impressive staying power since it was first coined the Structured Query English ...

SQL will give you what you need, regardless of the database structure. The way I like to say it is this: GraphQL permits flexible queries within the framework set by the developer who built the API.

The big difference with SQL Server, as opposed to many other database-related AI announcements, is that you have complete control of what AI model you use with SQL Server and where you run it.

Credit: Microsoft At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database ...