As I described here, Power BI can send SQL queries in parallel in DirectQuery mode and you can see from the Timeline column there is some parallelism happening here – the last two SQL queries ...

Abstract: The growing volume of performance-critical parameters in distributed storage systems, coupled with diverse and dynamic workload patterns, has significantly increased the complexity of system ...

The deal positions Snowflake to compete with Databricks in AI while giving OpenAI enterprise distribution beyond Microsoft’s ecosystem.

Azure SQL Query Store now captures read-only queries, expanding performance visibility beyond transactional workloads DBAs can analyze execution plans and runtime statistics for primary and read-only ...

According to Jeff Dean (@JeffDean), he and Sanjay Ghemawat have published an external version of their internal Performance Hints document, which summarizes years of expertise in performance tuning ...

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 ...

Microsoft has announced the release of SQL Server Management Studio Preview 3, which brings many features, including "initial" support for ARM64. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool of ...

ECU tuning, sometimes called “remapping,” is the process of adjusting the software inside your car’s Engine Control Unit. This unit manages key functions such as fuel injection, turbo boost, ignition ...

Objective: In this study we investigated the benefits of fine tuning with supervised fine tuning (SFT) and direct preference optimization (DPO) across a range of LLM applications for medicine Methods: ...

BlackRock is a global asset manager and technology provider—helping more and more people experience financial well-being. The firm’s investment technology platform, Aladdin, which is used both ...