In 2026, the competitive edge isn't where your data sits, but how fast it moves. We compare how the top five platforms are ...

For those of you still using SQL Server 2005, Microsoft will completely end support on April 12th 2016. You can head over here to check out upgrade guidelines, download migration tools, and read more ...

Pinterest launched a next-generation CDC-based database ingestion framework using Kafka, Flink, Spark, and Iceberg. The system reduces data availability latency from 24+ hours to 15 minutes, processes ...

Abstract: Scientific databases have become an increasingly popular and important asset in cloud computing, HPC, big data, and AI, which many applications rely on. The performance of querying on ...

As I described here, Power BI can send SQL queries in parallel in DirectQuery mode and you can see from the Timeline column there is some parallelism happening here – the last two SQL queries ...

Unlock the power of event-driven architecture with AWS's innovative pattern for Amazon RDS SQL Server. This approach decouples database events from processing, enhancing scalability and responsiveness ...

Endee.io launches Endee, an open source vector database delivering fast, accurate, and cost-efficient AI and semantic search at scale. Endee rethinks vector DBs for high recall, low latency, and low ...

Abstract: This paper delves into the challenges of performance testing for heterogeneous relational database management systems (RDBMS) and develops a highly flexible general-purpose relational ...

Sustainable Growth Advisers (SGA), an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter investor letter for its “U.S. Large Cap Growth Strategy.” A copy of the letter can be downloaded here.

Microsoft has unveiled a new generation of Azure virtual machines (VMs) built on AMD’s 5th Gen EPYC processors, designed for cloud, AI, and high-performance computing. The newly introduced Da/Ea/Fasv7 ...