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 ...

Microsoft SQL Server installation is simple when system requirements and edition choices are planned.Choosing the right authentication mode, such as ...

In today's data landscape, organizations often default to complex, expensive data stacks when simpler, more specialized solutions could deliver better results at a fraction of the cost. InfluxData ...

Forge 2025.3 adds AI Assistant to SQL Complete, supports SSMS 22, Visual Studio 2026, MySQL 9.5, MariaDB 12.2, and ...

Built-in functions, UDFs, materialized results, and integrations with ML and AI models make streaming SQL a compelling choice when building microservices. “It is tempting, if the only tool you have is ...

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 ...

SQL Query Anonymizer A Python tool for anonymizing SQL queries while preserving their structure and maintaining the ability to de-anonymize them later. Perfect for query optimization workflows, ...

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Abstract: The Text-to-SQL task is to convert natural language queries into Structured Query Language (SQL) to achieve a natural language interface for database queries. The current research on Text-to ...

Abstract: SQL query optimization (QO) is a critical component of database management systems, essential for improving query execution times, enhancing resource utilization, and ensuring scalability in ...

At Build 2025, SQL Server 2025 officially entered public preview. As one of the world’s most popular databases, this release continues a decades-long history of innovation with features made for ...