A Solutions Architect explores the harsh realities of de-identifying sensitive data by creating custom scripts, including the ...

UPDATE (10 p.m. EDT): Character.ai is back online and fully operational after users reported widespread outages earlier. Character.ai is reportedly down for hundreds of users in the United States.

The season finale of IT: Welcome to Derry (now officially Chapter One) ended things in such a way that it perfectly sets up the events of It, which takes place 27 years later in 1989, in the film ...

We observed a critical performance flaw in the SQL Server DDL for key Quartz metadata tables (e.g., JOB_NAME, TRIGGER_NAME, SCHED_NAME etc.). These columns are defined using VARCHAR but are ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

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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 ...

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its ...

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