Databricks has released KARL, an RL-trained RAG agent that it says handles all six enterprise search categories at 33% lower cost than frontier models.

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 ...

Abstract: Autonomous index tuning (“auto-indexing” for short) has recently started being supported by cloud database service providers. Index tuners rely on query optimizer's cost estimates to ...

The ability to write parts of SQL queries in natural language will help developers speed up their work, analysts say. Google is previewing a new AI-driven feature in its BigQuery data warehouse that ...

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Existing index tuners typically rely on the “what if” API provided by the query optimizer to estimate the execution cost of a query on top of an index configuration. Such cost estimates can be ...

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As SQL development increasingly becomes part of full-stack workflows, developers are looking for ways to simplify their tooling without compromising capability. While SQL Server Management Studio ...

ECU tuning is one of the easiest ways to get some more horsepower out of your engine in modern cars. The ECU, or the engine control unit, is essentially the brains of the vehicle, and it controls all ...

Google’s query fan-out technique issues multiple background searches based on initial question. This system is active across AI Mode, Deep Search, and some AI Overview results. The approach relies on ...

As developers look to harness the power of AI in their applications, one of the most exciting advancements is the ability to enrich existing databases with semantic understanding through vector search ...