Once SQL Server is installed and all windows are closed, the CPU usage never drops below 20% in VMM. I was puzzled by this for some time, probably longer than I should have been.

Also interesting is a new pay-as-you-go billing model for SQL server through Azure Arc, Microsoft's platform for managing cloud and on-premises resources. Using a connection to Azure Arc, which is ...

Microsoft publishes SQL Server 2025 Release candidate with TLS 1.3, Ubuntu 24.04 support and many AI improvements. Reading processes are up to 50 times faster, but an important restriction remains ...

A recent salary survey indicated that database-related programmers had excellent job security, and now there's more good news about job prospects in the exploding mobile arena and SQL Server usage in ...

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 ...

More Good News for SQL Server Developers A recent salary survey indicated that database-related programmers had excellent job security, and now there's more good news about job prospects in the ...

We are running SQL Server usage ingestion with OpenMetadata version 1.2.5, and the pipeline is failing to fetch key DMV tables required for query ingestion.