SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) version 22.5 is now available, bringing a mix of new features, usability improvements, ...

Recent SQL Server 2025, Azure SQL, SSMS 22 and Fabric announcements highlight new event streaming and vector search capabilities, plus expanding monitoring and ontology tooling -- with tradeoffs in ...

Abstract: The conventional approach for database index maintenance includes manual intervention of the database administrator to select time-consuming queries from the organization's database, ...

TL;DR: At NVIDIA GTC 2026, KIOXIA showcased the LC9 Series, featuring the industry's first 245.76 TB NVMe SSDs, delivering 1.23 PB storage in a 2U chassis with only five drives. Powered by 8th Gen ...

Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

TIOBE Index for March 2026: SQL and R Swap Spots as Jansen Defends Search-Based Rankings Your email has been sent March 2026 TIOBE Index stays largely steady, with SQL and R swapping spots, as Paul ...

Abstract: Formulating a business case for capital planning and maintenance investments in critical Transmission and Distribution (T&D) assets is a key strategic decision for network operators. These ...

The Street Fighter 6 community is excited for the arrival of C. Viper, a technical secret agent from Street Fighter 4. But first, there may be some disruptions. C. Viper’s gameplay trailer really got ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

Running index optimize and I'm seeing that the nonclustered columnstore indexes are getting rebuilt with maxdop = 1 instead of maxdop = 8 as i would expect. Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (RTM-CU32-GDR) ...

The first release candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2025 is now available. As we move toward general availability, our focus shifts to delivering enhanced stability, performance, and product improvements ...

Battlefield 6 is seeing an influx of players, which inevitably means queue times and, on rare occasions, downtimes for server maintenance. EA has some nifty tools for checking the server status of its ...