One of the most common problems when running SQL Servers is slow queries. The help desk or database team usually hears that described as the application is slow or the database is slow. In the ...

SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.

Microsoft is introducing other capabilities to SQL Server 2025 to facilitate the development of AI-based applications, including JSON support, a Python driver, and change event streaming.

Researchers have documented the emergence of a downloader that makes use of Microsoft SQL queries to pull and deliver malicious payloads. In August this year, Proofpoint researchers found the new ...

With the latest public preview available, it's time to see if you want to upgrade to the most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far.

Microsoft has silently added new group policies to allow Office 365 admins to block Excel users from opening untrusted Microsoft Query files with IQY, OQY, DQY, and RQY extensions.

This paper discusses abusing Microsoft SQL Query wildcards to consume CPU in database servers. This can be achieved using only the search field present in most common web applications. If an ...