As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward. As I've ...

Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

Traditional database systems like Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MSSQL run on a symmetric multiprocessing architecture (SMP). SMP is a share-everything architecture. Multiple processors of equal ...

PostgreSQL leads in developer popularity in 2026 and offers advanced features for complex workloads. MySQL remains widely adopted, stable, and strong in traditional web and enterprise environments.

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

-- provided it is supported in the edition / pricing tier of the database. -- It does the following: -- 1. Validate that In-Memory OLTP is supported. -- 2. In SQL Server, it will add a ...

Oracle recently launched its Exadata X11M product to the market. Exadata is an integrated hardware and software platform designed from the ground up to optimize Oracle Database workloads. Exadata X11M ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chief Analyst & CEO, NAND Research. Oracle advances AI, OLTP, and analytics database performance with the launch of its latest ...

Ultimately, every problem in the constantly evolving IT software stack becomes a database problem, which is why there are 418 different databases and datastores in the DB Engines rankings and there ...

Traditionally, data in tables has been stored in row format. This is good for operations in which the whole row and many columns are accessed—as long as there are few rows. It’s not ideal for many ...