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Testing and tuning SQL is an often-overlooked aspect of incorporating the database into your DevOps pipeline. It is important to be able to analyze and optimize SQL performance within your application ...

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Yesterday saw the launch of Sqlmap, an open source vulnerability testing tool that can automatically detect and exploit SQL injection flaws for the takeover of database servers. It’s a potentially ...

Three cheers for the BabelFish translation system. The only words I recognized in this Austrian TechNet blog post were "Katmai" and "SQL Server." After doing a little on-the-fly Web translation, I ...

I have been testing SQL Server 2005 SP3 CTP this week. This Beta version of SP3, which is due out for official release before the end of the year, includes all of the previous cumulative updates for ...

Microsoft has made SQL Server 2025 generally available. The latest version of the database focuses on built-in AI functionality and developer ...

A comparison of SQL Server's throughput performance on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives the edge to Microsoft's cloud. "Azure emerged as the clear leader across both Windows and ...

IRI adds a critical layer of protection to help organizations secure sensitive information embedded in SQL scripts across ...