Redmond Magazine

SQL Server 2016 Changed the Database World -- Now Its Final Countdown Has Begun

As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward. As I've ...
IEEE

ITDS-SQL: Enhancing Text-to-SQL Parsing by In-Context Learning with Inference Time Data Synthesis

Abstract: Recent work has shown that fine-tuning LLMs with synthetic data improves text-to-SQL performance. However, synthetic data for in-context learning (ICL) remains underexplored. Existing data ...
VentureBeat

Databricks: 'PDF parsing for agentic AI is still unsolved' — new tool replaces multi-service pipelines with single function

There is a lot of enterprise data trapped in PDF documents. To be sure, gen AI tools have been able to ingest and analyze PDFs, but accuracy, time and cost have been less than ideal. New technology ...
InfoWorld

Databricks fires back at Snowflake with SQL-based AI document parsing

Databricks and Snowflake are at it again, and the battleground is now SQL-based document parsing. In an intensifying race to dominate enterprise AI workloads with agent-driven automation, Databricks ...
TheServerSide

Hibernate and JPA column mapping with annotations

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. However, if you want to customize the way a field maps to a database column, you can decorate a ...
TheServerSide

Columns vs rows: What's the difference?

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The key difference between columns and rows is that a column arranges data vertically from top ...
Hacker

How to Identify Tables Not Used in the Last Month or Three Months in SQL Server

Database administrator with 14+ years of hands-on experience in database management and database design. This DMV tracks how often indexes — including heap tables (which have index_id = 0) — are used ...
Newsweek

Server Dealing With ‘Obnoxious’ Table Stunned By What They Say After Paying Their Bill

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The original poster (OP) explained that the group of seven young diners ...
IEEE

Thai Question Text-To-SQL Parsing Using Transformer

Abstract: This paper introduces a novel approach for trans-lating Thai natural language utterances into Structured Query Language (SQL) and establishes a baseline in this burgeoning field. SQ L serves ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Previews Copilot AI in SQL Server Management Studio

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...