In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...

Data API Builder helps developers expose database objects through REST and GraphQL without building extensive custom data access code. Steve Jones' Visual Studio Live! San Diego 2026 session will show ...

Data isn't just oil anymore; it’s the oxygen your enterprise breathes. In 2026, the volume of data flowing through the average mid-to-large enterprise isn't just massive—it’s complex, messy, and ...

Welcome to the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server project! The Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC application ...

Another year passes. I was hoping to write more articles instead of just these end-of-the-year screeds, but I almost died in the spring semester, and it sucked up my time. Nevertheless, I will go ...

Born out of Microsoft’s SQL Server Big Data Clusters investments, the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is a high-performance connector that enables you to use transactional data in ...

Which feature in SQL Server and Azure Synapse Analytics lets you run T-SQL queries against external data stores and makes those external sources appear as tables in a SQL database?

SQL skills are essential for high-demand roles like data analyst, business analyst, data scientist, software developer, and database administrator. Mastering SQL enables professionals to efficiently ...

In practice, this means you can ask an AI assistant in Visual Studio Code (or another client/host) to perform cloud operations (query databases, check logs, run CLI commands, etc.) without manually ...

AI is transforming everything we do, including how we interact with data. Data is the fuel for AI. Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL is the data platform to power today’s modern applications with ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...