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As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward.

A free tool to reduce coding for developers who like to surface T-SQL database recordsets in a simple collection of customized POCO objects. Every so often, I find myself wishing that I had a utility ...

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Oracle Corp. is extending its partnership with Google LLC’s Cloud to simplify how enterprise users interact with data, introducing a new natural-language interface for queries directly against Oracle ...

Agentic AI that can plan and execute complex scientific work using natural language, configure the platform itself, and ...

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