Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works. Database ...

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Since generative AI (GenAI) started to take off a couple of years ago, one of its top applications has been helping organizations analyze and learn from their data. Large language models (LLMs) allow ...

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...

The applications for generative AI (GenAI) are seemingly endless, from identifying patterns in data to rapidly creating human-like content. The push for GenAI implementation is equally infinite, where ...