Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say. For almost 13 years, Microsoft has tried to make Visual Studio a place where developers can do ...

Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a morass of acronyms, from SMO to SSMS to SOS, and differentiating one from the other can be a challenge. I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager ...

Database administration tasks can be time consuming so they require a comprehensive range of tools. Tasks can be error-prone, especially when they involve developing, testing, and maintaining custom ...

Data modeling tools play an important role in business, representing how data flows through an organization. It’s important for businesses to understand what the best data modeling tools are across ...

Data modeling is the procedure of crafting a visual representation of an entire information system or portions of it in order to convey connections between data points and structures. The objective is ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

Today you have so many choices when you're developing a data-centric applications, from lightweight internal application storage solutions like SQLite to huge, scalable back-end data solutions like ...

On Tuesday Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing for SQL Server 2012 as well as an "evaluation version" for download, with general availability coming April 1. With this release, Microsoft ...

Many customers have concerns about moving their data to the cloud, fearing the potential complexity, and risk of designing and deploying systems in an off-premise environment. CA ERwin Data Modeler ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...