SQL has dominated data querying for decades. Newer query languages offer more elegance, simplicity, and flexibility for modern use cases. For the last three decades, databases and Structured Query ...

While approaches and capabilities differ, all of these databases allow you to build machine learning models right where your data resides. In my October 2022 article, “How to choose a cloud machine ...

SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platformIssued by Ascent TechnologyJohannesburg, 11 Mar 2026 SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform. Explore how SQL Server 2025 reshapes the ...

Databases were traditionally highly specialized data stores that were designed for specific tasks and until recently, they've been getting even more specialized. Recall data warehouses? Somebody once ...

Snowflake combines its proprietary SQL generation model with the Mistral Large text generation model to create a text-to-SQL engine for Snowflake Copilot. The development of Copilot benefits from ...

NoSQL database systems continue to gain traction, but they are still not widely understood. There is more than one type of NoSQL database and a large number of individual NoSQL DBMSs. There are more ...

The Common Data Model, which Microsoft describes as "an out-of-box business database for storing and managing business entities," is at the center of its PowerApps service for building custom business ...

Why SQL Server estates are the fastest path to operating model changeBy Leonardo Boscaro, EMEA Sales Leader, Nutanix DatabaseIssued by NutanixJohannesburg, 26 Feb 2026 Leonardo Boscaro, EMEA Sales ...

DBeaver is a free, open-source, cross-platform SQL client and database administration tool. It is designed to support a wide variety of SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL. Its key ...