Microsoft Makes SQL Server on Azure Local Generally Available

SQL Server on Azure Local is generally available. Review disconnected deployment requirements, separate licensing, and ...
HackerNoon

How to Query Data the Professional Way in SQL Server: A Performance-First Guide for Beginners

If you've just started writing SQL Server queries, there's a good chance you probably wrote a query, saw it return the right ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Elevate SQL Development with VS Code

As SQL development increasingly becomes part of full-stack workflows, developers are looking for ways to simplify their tooling without compromising capability. While SQL Server Management Studio ...
InfoQ

MSSQL Extension for VS Code 1.34.0 Deepens Copilot Agent Mode, Adds Colour‑Coded Connections

The Azure SQL team has released version 1.34.0 of the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code, a cross‑platform tool for developing against SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and SQL Database in Fabric.

What is "SQL"? A technology for "asking questions" of data that I want people who aren't good at programming to know

Have you ever tried to find "a photo of the beach you went to with friends three years ago in the summer" from your ...
BleepingComputer

Microsoft warns of brute-force attacks targeting MSSQL servers

Microsoft warned of brute-forcing attacks targeting Internet-exposed and poorly secured Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) database servers using weak passwords. While this isn't necessarily the first time ...
HackerNoon

When Fast SQL Turns Slow: Detecting Query Performance Regressions Before Production Suffers

Build a lightweight SQL regression detector that tracks latency, detects anomalies, analyzes plans, and catches slowdowns ...