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 ...

For users, few things are more frustrating than encountering unavailable services or unexpected downtime. Load balancing significantly reduces these occurrences through its built-in redundancy and ...

If we use the FlightServiceClient to connect to a list of server instances, and a we call execute_query and then successive get_next_batch calls, will all these calls be to the same endpoint ...

Experiencing slow performance on a Windows Server is a common issue that can disrupt critical operations. Whether it’s a lag in application response, delayed file access, or high resource usage, it’s ...

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 ...

As today’s database administrators (DBAs) manage the complexity of modern database environments, particularly containerized systems, they must lean into smart automation to transform database ...

router for data-driven, workload-aware scheduling. Our router distributes queries across LLM instances by using a trainable responselength predictor and a novel formulation for estimating the impact ...

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 ...