Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

To include aggregated values in your paginated report, you can use built-in aggregate functions in expressions. The default aggregate function for numeric fields is SUM. You can edit the expression ...

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Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

Abstract: Aggregation functions such as COUNT, SUM, AVG, MAX, and MIN are basic tools for summarizing data in SQL. However, their behavior can be affected by several factors such as the occurrence of ...

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 ...

Microsoft SQL Server is a database management system that is mainly used store and retrieve requested data across a network. It’s purpose more closely aligns with software developers and not so much ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

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 ...