One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around SQL ...

The lingua franca of databases, Structured Query Language is ubiquitous, powerful, and important for developers to understand. Start with these tips. Since Structured Query Language was invented in ...

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m getting to sick of hearing about SQL Azure. Microsoft is trying to make it sound like everyone is going to give up their DBAs and start managing all of their data ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "From the very beginning, the vision [for SQL Server] really was about -- databases were very complex -- how do you make that ...

Four key considerations to keep in mind when you need a database designed for analytical queries of vast quantities of time series data. SQL often struggles when it comes to managing massive amounts ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft begins to fully realize its vision of SQL Server as an information platform and not "just" a database. Hence the main theme for this release -- at least ...

After all of these years, SQL injection vulnerabilities still stand as an old reliable for attackers seeking to break into corporate databases. "SQL injection is still out there for one simple reason: ...