How schema-aware AI SQL tools are reducing query failures, improving accuracy rates up to 90%, and helping non-technical teams access enterprise data without waiting for analysts. AI-driven SQL tools ...

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 ...

An execution plan is a graphical or textual representation of the operations SQL Server performs to execute a query. It details the steps, such as table scans, index seeks, joins, and aggregations, ...

Microsoft updated its free MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with new Fabric connectivity and provisioning features in public preview, alongside GitHub Copilot slash commands and multiple ...

See Configuring Claude Desktop / Claude Code for examples. A comprehensive Microsoft SQL Server client implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server provides extensive SQL Server ...

In busy BI systems and apps, a single slow query can stall reports, strain tempdb, and inflate cloud bills. In Microsoft SQL Server (including Azure SQL), your best friends are execution plans plus a ...

Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features through PREVIEW_FEATURES. A private preview of SQL Server 2025 began in ...

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 ...

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects simply to a non-technical, business audience. Over… DBMSs are important ...

In part 1 of my SQL Server 2022 features series, you learned about the improvements to the cardinality estimator component of query optimization. In this installment, you will learn about another ...