The latest version has reached general availability a few months after the release of v18.4. It brings a bunch of new features and general bug fixes, along with more specific improvements. In November ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

While Microsoft SQL Server is capable of supporting huge databases and applications, one of its marketing strengths in smaller organizations and departments is the perception that it “just runs itself ...

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals. Here ...

The gap between human and AI performance on database tasks will shrink over time, but more complex problems will still ...

Microsoft has updated its SQL Server Management Studio to version 17.3, adding two features along with various minor enhancements and bug fixes. The Import Flat File Wizard streamlines the process of ...

Sometimes you become the accidental DBA, or you are the DBA by choice. Either way, you can choose to spend time working in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to look at things such as backups or the ...

I'm down on SQL Server Management Studio right now. I basically just spent a day trying to swap out the evaluation version of SQL Server 2008 R2 with the Express version, and SSMS just wouldn't ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

There are some nifty, better-than-SSMS tools that cost nothing to use. One of them is already in your toolbox and you might not know it. I'm down on SQL Server Management Studio right now. I basically ...