Big Tech is in the midst of an M&A spree in the AI space, and ServiceNow’s recent acquisition of the data analytics software ...

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 ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...

Jan 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Midwest grid has teamed up with Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab, it said on Tuesday, in the latest instance of Big Tech turning to collaboration to help ensure the massive ...

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) appears set to partially replace some artificial intelligence technology from OpenAI with Anthropic, to help power its Office 365 apps, The Information reported. Microsoft's ...

Microsoft has announced the SQL Server 2025 preview, and this update is a big one for developers and IT teams. The Release Candidate 0 (RC0) introduces two major upgrades, including support for Ubuntu ...

mssql-python is a Python driver for Microsoft SQL Server and the Azure SQL family of databases. It leverages Direct Database Connectivity (DDBC) that enables direct connections to SQL Server without ...

Have you ever found yourself drowning in a sea of messy spreadsheets, spending hours manually cleaning and organizing data? For many Excel users, this is a frustratingly familiar scenario. But what if ...

Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads. In ...

Most businesses generate a lot of data. But that data isn’t valuable for decision making if it’s not structured and analyzed. And analytics aren’t as effective if they are slow and expensive to ...

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 ...