Abstract: SQL query optimization aims to choose an optimal Query Execution Plan (QEP) for a query. The existing optimizers usually choose the plan with the minimal execution cost. However, in some ...

At Microsoft Build 2025, we announced the public preview of SQL Server 2025. Built on a foundation of best-in-class security, performance, and availability, SQL Server 2025 empowers customers to ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

Abstract: Point-supervised Temporal Action Localization (PS-TAL) detects temporal intervals of actions in untrimmed videos with a label-efficient paradigm. However, most existing methods fail to learn ...

AI is transforming everything we do, including how we interact with data. Data is the fuel for AI. Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL is the data platform to power today’s modern applications with ...

Even if generative AI hides SQL behind the curtain, it will continue to play a critical role in how we interact with and use data. In May 1974, Donald Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce published a paper on ...

Failed to configure the source (tableau): 1 validation error for TableauConfig force_extraction_of_lineage_from_custom_sql_queries extra fields not permitted (type ...

SQL (Structured Query Language) is a powerful programming language that allows you to interact with databases and perform various operations such as creating, querying, updating, and deleting data. In ...

During ingestion of old Tableau projects (that may contain abandoned entities and SQL queries that are out of sync with pre ingested schema) we found that sometimes column level linage of Custom SQL ...