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If you've worked in any data-centric role, you've probably experienced the effects of the proverbial "mandate from on high." Someone in the C-suite decides it's time to hop on the latest shift in the ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs. I ...

As brands debate the role for marketing effectiveness within their business, new data suggests many firms don’t have any resource in place to lead the effectiveness agenda to begin with. Less than two ...

User context makes life easier when tracing Http requests in ASP.NET Core applications. It’s easy to add with custom middleware. When working with web applications, you will often want to keep watch ...

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its ...

In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...

If the Server Manager cannot run because of an error in a user settings file, follow the solutions mentioned below. Repair or reinstall .NET Framework Restart Server ...

This option is available for NET Core 3.1, .NET 5.0, and .NET 6.0 and will be rolled out through the Automatic updates channel and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and Microsoft Update Catalog.

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...