Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a morass of acronyms, from SMO to SSMS to SOS, and differentiating one from the other can be a challenge. I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager ...

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The better your SQL database performs, the more effectively it will fulfill its purpose of providing information to the apps and services that rely upon it to function. Optimizing database performance ...

Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say. For almost 13 years, Microsoft has tried to make Visual Studio a place where developers can do ...

Overview: Python and SQL form the core data science foundation, enabling fast analysis, smooth cloud integration, and ...

The Microsoft SQL Server team has made incremental updates to SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), updating the Schema Compare utility, improving Microsoft Azure SQL Database security and supporting Parallel ...

We discuss some of the best database tools for DevOps developers and DevOps engineers. Learn DevOps database software. Database DevOps tools can help developers automate and orchestrate database ...

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Microsoft's SQL Server Migration Assistant lets you move your data and schema to different SQL Servers. Here's what you need to know about the tool. Image: Dilok/Adobe Stock The Microsoft SQL Server ...

The global COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t slowed the exponential growth of data: IDC recently calculated that 64.2 zettabytes of data was created, consumed and stored globally in 2020. And the market ...