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SQL Server 2019 builds on intelligent query processing features that were implemented in SQL Server 2017, and expands them to new areas of the database engine.

Dino Esposito explains JSON-to-rowset native support in SQL Server 2016 and provides a realistic perspective of data query when you have JSON data stored in the database.

Squash the dangers lurking in your SQL queries by setting parameters by way of parameterized queries.

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Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features ...

Graph database query languages are growing, along with graph databases. They let developers ask complex questions and find relationships.