Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is an enterprise platform for setting up data integrations and data transformations. The main elements of the SSIS architecture are two engines. These ...

Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads. In ...

SQL Server 2025 adds long-requested developer capabilities including regular expressions, fuzzy string matching and major enhancements for working with JSON. Change Event Streaming lets applications ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

For three end-of-support cycles, Microsoft made waiting free. This time it did not – and that, not the deadline, is the story ...

The European Union's new GDPR law requires businesses to properly secure the personal data of EU residents or face big financial penalties. With their reputations and money on the line, many companies ...

For developers working with SQL Server, few performance tuning techniques are as essential--or as frequently misunderstood--as indexing. Done right, indexing can drastically improve application ...

Microsoft has withdrawn the free ESU deal on Azure for SQL Server 2016, turning deferral into a priced, back-billed decision for South African estates.