Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...

In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...

JSON has stolen some of XML's thunder with features such as human and machine readability, a lightweight, compact text structure and support for many software and hardware platforms. JSON (JavaScript ...

LINQ to SQL continues to be a top contender in the .NET object/relational mapping tool market despite Microsoft's promotion of the Entity Framework as one of the "Pillars of SQL Server 2008: Dynamic ...

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.