A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or ...

Shelley Doll finishes her coverage of SQL data types with an overview of datetime and interval data types. Learn more about the basic syntax of these standard SQL types.

To this effect, they have introduced the HierarchId data type in SQL Server 2008. In traditional hierarchies, a row merely stores a reference to its parent node.

SQL Server 2008 R2 gave us data-tier applications ("DACs") and yet another Visual Studio project type All these database project types can get pretty confusing. And the funny part is that you're still ...

JSON data is stored as plain text and isn't considered a special type, such as XML and Spatial. However, this just enables you to use JSON columns in any SQL Server objects right away. The same can't ...

Also, they can connect SQL Server 2025 with Azure Arc to manage a hybrid SQL Server data estate at scale. Microsoft is also offering pay-as-you-go licensing for on-premises customers.

The new version of Microsoft's flagship database comes with a slew of cloud-oriented features, including integration with Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, and the Azure Purview data ...