It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL ...

A small social media poll from Visual Studio guru Mads Kristensen split respondents over whether the IDE should add more database tooling, while the discussion quickly turned to existing SQL project ...

For most teams migrating an existing SQL Server estate, Azure SQL Managed Instance is the easiest starting point. It keeps ...

As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward.

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of the history of your data. Here's how to retrieve that historical data. In an earlier column, I showed how ...

Google is encouraging its database developers to lean "heavily" on AI coding tools as it ramps up contributions to open ...

Storm-2949 turned stolen credentials into a cloud-wide breach, moving from identity compromise to large-scale data theft ...

May 14, 2026: One new Azure Latch just landed to mark Mother's Day. What are the new Azure Latch codes? Becoming the ultimate egoist takes far more than a few fancy tricks, though it doesn't hurt to ...

Microsoft’s Azure-based AI development and deployment platform shines with a strong selection of models and agent types and ...

In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...

Today is Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates for 120 flaws and no zero-days disclosed this month.

Securing non-human identities. Non-human identities now outnumber human identities by as much as 82:1. And with cloud automation and agentic AI, that number will only continue to ...