The first release candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2025 is now available. As we move toward general availability, our focus shifts to delivering enhanced stability, performance, and product improvements ...

Supporting some family members with old Intel iMacs that won't get updates anymore and replacing them would be prohibitively expensive for retirees. OTOH, getting a single, used – but beefy enough – ...

Discord now allows you to set up a 4-character tag that server members can choose to wear. The tag serves as an advertisement for your server, appearing beside their name. Anyone who clicks on it will ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, cloud-ready stack for building observable, production ready, distributed, cloud-native ...

For fixing Windows errors, we recommend Fortect: Fortect will identify and deploy the correct fix for your Windows errors. Follow the 3 easy steps to get rid of Windows errors: Logging into the ...

This how-to guide outlines the steps to create a logical server for Azure SQL Database with a user-assigned managed identity. For more information on the benefits of using a user-assigned managed ...

A seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in building complex distributed data-intensive backend services. The most general way to satisfy a COUNT DISTINCT or SELECT DISTINCT clause is to ...