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. As I've ...

Who are these scripts for? You need to troubleshoot performance problems with SQL Server, and you need to do it now. You don't have time to track down a bunch of DMVs, figure out Extended Events, ...

NoSQL databases arose in response to the limitations of using SQL (Structured Query Language) for database queries. NoSQL databases store and manage data in ways that enable high operational speed and ...

First off, let’s create an ASP.NET Core 7 project in Visual Studio 2022. Follow these steps: We’ll use this ASP.NET Core 7 Web API project to work with advanced features of Dapper in the sections ...

This project enables anyone to get historical and up-to-date price information at the 1-minute level of granularity for the two largest cryptocurrency projects at the moment, Bitcoin and Ethereum. The ...

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Practical .NET Simplifying Development with Visual Studio Database Projects Peter learns something by listening to readers: Visual Studio database projects provide a great environment for making ...

In-memory database engine, improved integration with Windows Azure, and new indexing technology for high performance data warehousing applications - there's plenty to like in SQL Server 2014, released ...

Theft of private information is a significant problem for online applications. For example, a recent investigation found that at least eight million people’s medical records were stolen as a result of ...