At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its ...

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, ...

Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

With most Excel spreadsheets, you enter data manually into cells and then use formulas or other functions to analyze it or perform calculations. If you have a large data source, such as an Access ...

Microsoft introduced the Query Store when they released SQL Server 2016 and it can track statement performances, pinpoint queries and more. DBTA recently held a webinar focused on the new features and ...

Microsoft has silently added a new Group Policy (GPO) to allow Office 365 admins to block Excel users from opening untrusted Microsoft Query files with IQY, OQY, DQY, and RQY extensions. Microsoft ...

Microsoft Power Query requires less specialized knowledge when trying to find duplicate records in a Microsoft Excel sheet. There are several ways to find duplicates in a Microsoft Excel sheet. You ...

With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the database and down to the client. SQL Server ...

How to combine values from a column into a single cell using Microsoft Excel’s Power Query Your email has been sent The article How to concatenate values in a single Excel column to a single row shows ...