Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.

Using a connection to Azure Arc, which is part of the SQL Server 2022 setup process, on-premises users can now also opt for cloud-enabled billing to manage consumption spikes or for ad hoc use cases.

Microsoft recently announced the public preview of Azure SQL Database External REST Endpoint Integration – an ability to call a REST endpoint natively from Azure SQL Database.

Joey on SQL Server. How Telemetry Is Making SQL Server and Azure SQL Better: Part 1. In the first of this two-part series, Microsoft's lead SQL architect explains how the company collects -- and ...

Like its larger brethren, Azure SQL Database Edge will also support graph data and comes with the same security and encryption features that can, for example, protect the data at rest and in ...

Azure SQL Database now supports native vector storage and processing, streamlining AI development by integrating vector search with SQL queries. This update simplifies database management ...

I have a directed graph with nodes. Call it a graph of cities and roads connecting them. The cities are named in a mostly but not guaranteed-unique way. A road is identified by the city it departs ...

This is a guest blogpost by Neo4j co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem, who explains why his sector needs its own ‘General Query Language’. In the same way that SQL helped facilitate the growth and ...

To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.