Today, I have the honor and pleasure of debuting a new presentation for MSSQLTips: A Practical Introduction to Vector Search in SQL Server 2025 (you can watch the recording here too). To accompany …| Every Byte Counts
After the successful release of Public Preview of mssql-python driver, we’re thrilled to announce a major milestone for the mssql-python driver: full support for all three major operating systems—Windows, macOS, and Linux. This release marks a significant leap forward in our mission to provide seamless, performant, and Pythonic connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server and the […] The post Announcing Full Cross-Platform Support for the mssql-python Driver appeared first on Microsoft for Pyth...| Microsoft for Python Developers Blog
With the release candidate of SQL Server 2025, which came out last week, I want to discuss a valuable feature you won’t see in the Microsoft press release: SQL Server 2025 Developer Standard Edition. Microsoft is finally addressing a long-standing … Continue reading → The post SQL Server 2025 Standard Developer Edition appeared first on SQL Server Consulting & Remote DBA Service. The post Standard Developer Edition is added to SQL Server 2025 appeared first on ProcureSQL Data Architect ...| ProcureSQL Data Architect as a Service
I attended the Microsoft Fabric conference for the first time last week. I wanted to provide a guide that CIOs and CEO’s could leverage to understand how they could utilize these new announcements at the 2025 Fabric Conference to obtain a competitive advantage. To be transparent, I was skeptical because Microsoft consistently changes or rebrands […] The post The CIO’s Guide to Leveraging Microsoft Fabric for Competitive Advantage appeared first on ProcureSQL Data Architect as a Service.| ProcureSQL Data Architect as a Service
I’m working on an update to my Query Performance Tuning book for SQL Server 2025 and I found myself wondering, will a query hint be immediately apparent in an execution plan without runtime metrics (AKA, Estimated Plan)? My assumption was a resounding yes, but you have to check. Query Hint in Estimated Plan I’ve got […] The post Query Hints and Estimated Plans appeared first on Grant Fritchey.| Grant Fritchey
SQL Server 2025 is on the horizon, and one of its new capabilities is support for Vector Search. To start off, I’ll confess that I was an initial skeptic about AI and its practical uses. I’m not a fan of overused blanket terms/technology and clickbait fads… NoSQL will eliminate all SQL databases… Cloud means the […]| Every Byte Counts
SQL Server 2025 Public Preview is not even a week old, but I’m impressed with another new capability that was released – a new backup compression algorithm: ZSTD. This one came as a surprise, despite being part of Private Preview, as it was only released with Public Preview. TL;DR – ZSTD Can Be Fast! Today, […]| Every Byte Counts
With the announcement of SQL Server 2025 Public Preview, hopefully you are interested in test driving Vector Search. Microsoft has already posted demo code, but it’s only for OpenAI on Azure.…| Every Byte Counts
It’s time for another video! This time, it’s getting started with using vectors and vector searches in SQL Server 2025, which just went into public preview. Let me know your thoughts! If you want to get started, here are some references for SQL Server 2025:| Deb the DBA