As of today, July 14, 2026, SQL Server 2016 has reached end of support. For the past decade, SQL Server 2016 has helped organizations run mission-critical applications and support the data needs of ...

When Miro’s data team pointed AI agents directly at its Snowflake environment, the agents got the wrong answer more than 65% of the time. The problem wasn’t the model — it was context. With more than ...

SQL Server DBA specializing in performance tuning and disaster recovery. Bad code rarely begins the cascade of most SQL Server performance problems. Typically, it begins with something that is much ...

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A new tool from Google Cloud aims to improve the accuracy of AI agents querying databases in multi-agent systems or applications. However, to create that necessary understanding, enterprise teams ...

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Microsoft released security updates on January 13, 2026, addressing a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in SQL Server that enables authorized attackers to bypass authentication controls ...

Six months ago, I spent two weeks building a “smart” customer support agent. It could answer questions, look up order status, and even process refunds. I was proud of it. The integration code was a ...

Abstract: Nowadays, businesses generate large volumes of data that must be stored in a reliable database. Among the available options, relational database management systems (RDBMS) are widely adopted ...

Microsoft has announced that SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is now officially supported in the latest SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This release is quite important for ...