Relational (SQL) databases store data in tables with strictly-defined relationships between tables. Non-relational (NoSQL) databases are more flexible and allow for less organized and less ...

To SQL or NoSQL? That’s the database question But as technological lines blur, there's not always a clear-cut answer.

Bring AI to your database! Learn how to build smarter apps with vector search in SQL Server & Azure Cosmos DB -- no extra AI stack required.

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs.

Joey on SQL Server Hands-On with Copilot for Azure SQL Database I've been playing around with the new Microsoft service, currently in preview and it's time to show off what it can do. By Joey D ...

Good old-fashioned SQL still rules the database roost even though popular offerings in the NoSQL camp are closing the gap, while MySQL is the most popular of the whole bunch in a new report from ...

As the name implies, the Vulnerability Assessment fea­ture scans Azure SQL databases for a wide variety of security issues, system misconfigurations, superfluous permissions, unsecured data, firewall ...

At the recent Build conference, Microsoft announced a new database offering, which brings SQL Server capabilities to edge computing. Officially called Azure SQL Database Edge, the service runs on ...

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.