What is "SQL"? A technology for "asking questions" of data that I want people who aren't good at programming to know

Have you ever tried to find "a photo of the beach you went to with friends three years ago in the summer" from your ...

Differences between learning and the field after 2 years of SQL and Tableau practice: Data processing, screen composition, and communication

After working as a civil servant for about 10 years, I changed careers to the data field in 2024. In my previous job, I was stationed at a client site, where I was responsible for data processing ...
HackerNoon

How to Query Data the Professional Way in SQL Server: A Performance-First Guide for Beginners

If you've just started writing SQL Server queries, there's a good chance you probably wrote a query, saw it return the right ...
Visual Studio Magazine

What's New for Developers in SQL Server 2025

SQL Server 2025 adds long-requested developer capabilities including regular expressions, fuzzy string matching and major enhancements for working with JSON. Change Event Streaming lets applications ...
CIO

Microsoft rewires AI’s context layer for business

Presenting new capabilities for Fabric, Power BI, OneLake, and Azure SQL, the company took the stage in Barcelona to outline ...

Microsoft Makes SQL Server on Azure Local Generally Available

SQL Server on Azure Local is generally available. Review disconnected deployment requirements, separate licensing, and ...
InfoWorld

Beyond SQL: 8 new languages for data querying

SQL has dominated data querying for decades. Newer query languages offer more elegance, simplicity, and flexibility for modern use cases. For the last three decades, databases and Structured Query ...
techtarget

Six sample databases for SQL Server and how to find them

It used to be that finding and using a sample SQL database was quite simple. In fact, the venerable Pubs database used to be installed as part of the SQL Server installation process. Fast forward to ...