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 ...

The column values are displayed in hexadecimal format. Here are steps to recover deleted data from SQL Server using fn_dblog () function: Note: For demonstration purpose, we will first create a new ...

How to: MS SQL to MS Access. Microsoft Access provides tools that make it relatively easy to load data from a variety of external data sources and in many different formats.

Dino Esposito explains JSON-to-rowset native support in SQL Server 2016 and provides a realistic perspective of data query when you have JSON data stored in the database.

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs.

Here is a list of common wait types and techniques that every DBA (or wannabe DBA) should know. While there are many more wait types than listed here, understanding these will give you a leg up when ...

SQL databases have constraints on data types and consistency. NoSQL does away with them for the sake of speed, flexibility, and scale.

Microsoft announced a preview of SQL Server 2025 with native vector support, improved security, performance, and Azure integration.