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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
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Joey on SQL Server
Let's kick off 2024 by checking in with the current status of some of Microsoft's more popular database options, like Azure SQL Database, Azure Managed Instance and more.
01/04/2024
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Microsoft this week announced a free new Azure Expert Assessment option, currently at preview, to help organizations shift their workloads to Microsoft services.
11/29/2023