PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine since its inception. Database engines like SQL Server are incredibly complex ...

JSON has stolen some of XML's thunder with features such as human and machine readability, a lightweight, compact text structure and support for many software and hardware platforms. JSON (JavaScript ...

In SQL Server 2017, when the query optimizer encounters code with a multi-statement TVF, the query optimizer will pause optimization, execute the TVF subtree to get a very accurate cardinality ...

SQL Server 2022 is a core element of the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform and now it comes with new features. The platform seamlessly integrates operational databases, analytics, and data ...

The connector makes it easier to bring data from Microsoft SQL databases into Google Data Studio. The launch of a new Google Data Studio connector isn't typically something to write home about. But ...

The Microsoft OLE DB Provider is an SQL tool that enables developers to write code that provides an application with ADO access to an SQL database. The OLE DB Provider is not installed by default when ...

OK, I’ll admit it. I’m not a DBA, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t overseen databases and their performance. I was (and probably still am) the guy who installed a Microsoft SQL database by hitting Next ...

In part 1 of my SQL Server 2022 features series, you learned about the improvements to the cardinality estimator component of query optimization. In this installment, you will learn about another ...