As I described here, Power BI can send SQL queries in parallel in DirectQuery mode and you can see from the Timeline column there is some parallelism happening here – the last two SQL queries ...

See Configuring Claude Desktop / Claude Code for examples. A comprehensive Microsoft SQL Server client implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server provides extensive SQL Server ...

From the Department of Bizarre Anomalies: Microsoft has suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing traffic destined to example.com—a domain reserved for testing purposes—to a ...

Microsoft announced today that it will integrate Sysmon natively into Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 next year, making it unnecessary to deploy the standalone Sysinternals tools. "Next year, ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

When calling VectorCollection.Get() with multiple keys, on at least some of our providers the returned order is non-deterministic; for example, SQL Server does not have an ORDER BY in the SQL, so ...

Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features through PREVIEW_FEATURES. A private preview of SQL Server 2025 began in ...

The first release candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2025 is now available. As we move toward general availability, our focus shifts to delivering enhanced stability, performance, and product improvements ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in video surveillance products from Axis Communications that, if successfully exploited, could expose them to takeover attacks. "The ...