In November 2024 Microsoft announced that Git would be made available in SQL Server Management Studio version 21 (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserver/announcing-sql-server-management-studio-ssms-21-preview-1-and-copilot-in-ssms/4286966) Historically DBAs have had to make do with roll-your-own source control integration tools and a plethora of alternatives sprang up – Flyway, a migration-centric schema control system, was acquired and integrated to Redgate in 2019 (https://www.red-gate.com/blog/database-devops/redgate-embraces-open-source-with-its-ongoing-development-of-flyway); […]
Read MoreAmazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled Amazon S3 Tables, a fully managed service integrating Apache Iceberg, aiming to enhance data lake analytics. This innovation promises up to three times faster query performance and tenfold increases in transactions per second compared to self-managed tables. By introducing a new bucket type optimized for tabular data, AWS simplifies […]
Read MoreMicrosoft has announced SQL Server 2025, positioning it as an enterprise AI-ready database. This release integrates AI capabilities directly into the SQL engine, enabling developers to execute vector searches and build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns within the database. The inclusion of a native vector type and vector index, powered by DiskANN technology, facilitates efficient similarity […]
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