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 ...

The ability to write parts of SQL queries in natural language will help developers speed up their work, analysts say. Google is previewing a new AI-driven feature in its BigQuery data warehouse that ...

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In a modern enterprise data environment, the increasing volume of data, distributed architecture, and complex application dependencies challenge traditional query-tuning methods. Observability ...

As SQL development increasingly becomes part of full-stack workflows, developers are looking for ways to simplify their tooling without compromising capability. While SQL Server Management Studio ...

The role of the Database Administrator (DBA) has always been dynamic, evolving alongside shifts in technology, data strategies, and business needs. But in 2025, the DBA’s responsibilities are ...

Existing index tuners typically rely on the “what if” API provided by the query optimizer to estimate the execution cost of a query on top of an index configuration. Such cost estimates can be ...

Determining the degree of parallelism (DOP) for query execution is of great importance to both performance and resource provisioning. However, recent work that applies machine learning (ML) to query ...

Abstract: In today's competitive world businesses place more emphasis on information considering them as the more valuable asset of the organization. Hence data is given more attention than that is ...

Poorly written SQL statements can cause significant performance issues in a database environment. A recent interview with a panel of experts determined that poorly written SQL can cause up to 70% ...