PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Event-native data platform innovator Kurrent today released KurrentDB 26, adding native Kafka Source Connector, Relational Sink and Custom Indices capabilities that reduce custom code requirements for ...

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SQL Server 2016, the next major release of Microsoft’s flagship database and analytics platform (which is available as a Community Technology Preview [CTP] as of this writing), includes exciting ...

SEATTLE — May 9, 2007 — Today at the first Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Conference, Microsoft Corp. presented its vision for the next version of its flagship data management and analysis ...

Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

Microsoft only just officially released SQL Server 2019 at its Ignite conference in Orlando, Fla., but it announced some key changes to licensing a little bit earlier. Don't worry -- they're all ...