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Microsoft SQL Server 2025 finally hit general availability today, following a private preview a year ago and a public preview back in May. That said, the AI-focused release is still in a public ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to incorrectly tag SQL Server software as end-of-life. According to a service ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

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Null check when using ModeledResponse with RPC calls on SQL. I am using RPC calls to do all my data manipulations on the server and not on client side. The SQL query returns row/s as RECORD if ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...