Analysts say Redmond still has billions of reasons to keep backing its flagship DBMS, even as Azure, Postgres, and AI hog the ...

Java 8 is the crucial first piece of our puzzle, as Cassandra relies on it fundamentally to function. Although newer versions of Java exist, you must stick precisely to Java 8 (Update 202 or later) ...

Microsoft has resolved a long-standing issue that caused some Windows Server systems to upgrade unexpectedly to Windows Server 2025. The bug affected both Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022, ...

Security by default – protecting the enterprise in SQL Server 2025. Explore how SQL Server 2025 strengthens enterprise security through enforced secure defaults, identity integration, encryption and ...

During a recent Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops LTSR upgrade, we encountered a failure during the automatic Site Upgrade process that was ultimately traced back to SQL database compatibility settings ...

SQL Server 2025 reaches enterprise readiness with GA support on RHEL 10 and Ubuntu 24.04. Cumulative Update 1 improves SQL Server 2025 reliability, performance and security based on early feedback.

This repository contains the Azure SQL bindings for Azure Functions extension code as well as a quick start tutorial and samples illustrating how to use the binding in different ways. The types of ...

If you’ve ever upgraded a SQL Server instance and something just broke in your application, chances are high you’ve run into… Compatibility Level issues. This quiet little setting determines how the ...

Microsoft this month pushed out 133 patches for a broad swatch of software and apps and plugged a zero-day flaw in SQL Server. With 133 patches in its Patch Tuesday update this month, Microsoft ...

Splitting a string by a delimiter in SQL Server involves breaking a single text string into smaller parts based on a chosen character. This is often done using functions like STRING_SPLIT, which ...