In addition to StretchDB and AlwaysEncrypted, there are two more exciting features in the works for SQL Server 2016: dynamic data masking and row-level security. In the case of these two features, ...

Redgate is releasing another update for its Data Masker for SQL Server tool, making it much easier for users to identify the best data masking rules to fit their needs. Alongside the 15 updates that ...

Microsoft announced a bevy of improvements to its cloud-based data products, including an updated Azure SQL Database sporting new security features and bringing it closer to full SQL Server engine ...

Google Cloud just unveiled a new edition of Cloud SQL, its enterprise-ready, fully managed database service for running MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server workloads. Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus, ...

The connector makes it easier to bring data from Microsoft SQL databases into Google Data Studio.

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.

Q&A Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database By David Ramel 01/23/2025 Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, ...

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