Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...

Born out of Microsoft’s SQL Server Big Data Clusters investments, the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is a high-performance connector that enables you to use transactional data in ...

Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...

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Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Erik Steiger discusses the operational pain ...

Prior to the release of Java 9, Apache Derby was distributed along with the JDK and named JavaDB. As a result, it was common for developers interested in Java database connectivity (JDBC) to learn on ...

PySpark development is now fully supported in Visual Studio Code. Through an extension built for the aforementioned purpose, users can run Spark jobs with SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters. Last week, ...

It's not unusual for database developers who move from Microsoft-based .NET platforms into the world of Java development to wonder, 'What's the difference between ODBC and JDBC?' It's a good question.

It took two and a half years, but the NetBeans Java-based IDE has finally graduated to Top-Level Project (TLP) status at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). The popular open source development ...

Hi,<BR><BR>We have an application that connects to a SQL Server DB and performs some basic CRUD operations. The group that runs the SQL Server instance is upgrading to SQL Server 2005, and has placed ...