SQL Connect Launches Major Platform Upgrade With Expanded Data Connectivity

SQL Connect’s latest release delivers a modernized platform with Salesforce, Snowflake & Oracle ATP/ADW connectivity, ...

Idera Announces General Availability of SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.0, Introducing AI-Powered Query and Workload Index Optimization for SQL Server

New AI capabilities help DBAs move from performance visibility to performance resolution--turning slow queries into actionable index recommendations in minutes HOUSTON, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Returning JSON from SQL Server Queries

With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the database and down to the client. SQL Server ...
Redmond Magazine

SQL Server vNext: When and What Is Coming

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...
Redmond Magazine

Restoring a Database to an Older Version of SQL Server

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...