A few months ago a new option was added to the Sql.Database and Sql.Databases functions in Power Query in Power BI and Excel which allows Power Query queries that combine data from different SQL ...

Thanks to the technology behind ChatGPT, it’s become surprisingly simple to query ... SQL, but I didn’t have to tell GPT that “2020 population change” is in the Pop_2020 column.

SQL Server 2022 is a core element of the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform and now it comes with new features. The platform seamlessly integrates operational databases, analytics, and data ...

A relation (table) in a relational database is divided into rows and columns ... Query Language) is a programming language used to manage data in relational databases. Microsoft SQL Server ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. SQL Server 2022 introduces a handful of new members to the ... is one optimal plan for a query. That plan may change over time if, for example, enough data ...

The upgrade to the new CE in SQL Server 2014 ... I wrote a column on the introduction of query store hints into Azure SQL Database. This functionality allows a DBA to add a query hint (i.e ...

SQL Server 2022: Here’s what you need to know Your email has been sent Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database workhorse that powers both an internal line of business applications and ...

We are also excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management ... Table Designer now supports column reordering and column computation to allow for easier database customizations. Additionally, ...

It’s surprisingly easy to stop query folding happening ... However there is something new to note: an option that will allow you to convert text columns to number or date columns in a foldable way for ...

In these cases, when you control the source code for your application, you can add ... query is not run very frequently is the RECOMPILE hint. This hint means that SQL Server will generate a new ...