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Joey on SQL Server
Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads.
05/23/2025
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Joey on SQL Server
At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its flagship on-premises database platform.
05/19/2025
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Microsoft on Thursday introduced a public preview of its new Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, aimed at simplifying the process for AI models to interact with enterprise data.
04/18/2025
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Joey on SQL Server
Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas.
03/24/2025
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Joey on SQL Server
Microsoft's challenge with Fabric lies in balancing the needs of data engineers and smaller Power BI-focused users, while addressing concerns around feature gaps, security and usability in its expansive analytics suite.
01/22/2025
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Joey on SQL Server
While Fabric has improved in the year since its release, there are still some glaring issues with the platform.
11/19/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Expect the next generation of Microsoft's database platform to show up in preview sometime next year.
11/19/2024
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced some upcoming pricing changes for enterprise customers of its cloud-based subscription services.
11/12/2024
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Thomas LaRock: "Without a basic understanding of wait events and how the occur, you will waste a lot of time trying and guessing at how to improve the performance of a query."
10/29/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Microsoft is normally tight-lipped about Fabric's architecture, but it briefly bucked tradition earlier this month.
10/23/2024
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Security is everyone's job, but in a time when data is king, SQL Server admins play a more critical role than ever in their organizations' security postures.
10/15/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
The firehose of Microsoft Fabric announcements shows a once-clunky product finally hitting its stride. Here are the highlights.
09/27/2024
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SQL Server Expert Allan Hirt breaks down the hurdles organizations still face when keeping on top of patching and updates.
09/24/2024
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Automation can make IT's job a lot more simple when it comes to database management. All is needed is to take that first step.
09/12/2024
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A year after it was first unveiled, the Oracle Database@Azure infrastructure-as-a-service offering from Oracle and Microsoft is getting significant new capabilities.
09/10/2024
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Microsoft has a commanding lead in the analytics/business intelligence (ABI) space, buoyed by its hyperfocus on AI and the robust development of its Copilot brand.
06/25/2024
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Frenemies Oracle and Microsoft are combining their respective cloud platforms to give generative AI wunderkind OpenAI more room to innovate.
06/17/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Let's take a look at some of the bigger product and feature announcements made, and what it means for your enterprise database.
05/21/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't.
05/15/2024
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Microsoft this week announced several usability improvements coming to Copilot in Fabric in preparation of its general availability release later this year.
04/17/2024
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Microsoft announced the general availability of the "activity logs" capability in Microsoft Graph, giving administrators more options to track user activity and identify patterns of potential misuse.
04/15/2024
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The inaugural Microsoft Fabric Community Conference took place last week in Las Vegas, Nev., giving attendees insights into the inner workings of Microsoft's data and AI plans -- what's in the works, what's now available, and what's still to come.
04/02/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
I've been playing around with the new Microsoft service, currently in preview and it's time to show off what it can do.
03/21/2024
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Microsoft this week released new Copilot generative artificial intelligence previews, this time for Viva Engage and for Power BI.
01/17/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
While Microsoft's latest offering, Fabric, is a viable option for many, it's not the only player out there.
01/12/2024