Redmond Magazine

SQL Server 2019 Is Here: A Roundup of Its Best Features

Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL Server 2019 and SQL Server Big Data Clusters at its Ignite conference on Monday. SQL Server 2019 builds on intelligent query processing features ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Retrieving and Updating JSON Objects in SQL Server 2016

With SQL Server 2016, you can store JSON objects in your rows. Here’s how to work with JSON objects, including how to update them once you’ve found them. In a previous Practical .NET column I showed ...
Redmond Magazine

SQL Server vNext: When and What Is Coming

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...
InfoWorld

AWS targets a longtime cloud migration blocker with SQL Server license portability

Enterprises can now bring existing SQL Server licenses to Amazon RDS, making it easier to move operational data closer to AWS ...
ZDNet

Microsoft's cloud-connected on-prem database: SQL Server 2022 rolls out in private preview

At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database management system (RDBMS) ...

AWS adds database features and license options aimed at simplifying agent deployment

The announcements add built-in durability for Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey and a new bring-your-own-media option for Amazon ...