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From in-database analytics to mobile reports, view the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 functions and features that deliver breakthrough performance for your data platform.

Integration of Python for data science, graph processing for NoSQL-like functionality, and it runs on Linux as well as Windows. At almost 30 years of age, Microsoft's flagship database has learned ...

If you store this information as plain text, unscrupulous users can easily steal the data either through online SQL queries or by scanning the files on the database server's hard drive.

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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 ...

Do you need to find out where the location of your SQL Server's database is? Here's a quick tip.