Microsoft's July security update tackles more than 500 flaws, including multiple critical vulnerabilities and exploited zero-days. The update also begins mandatory Kerberos RC4 enforcement, ...

FEATURE Today Postgres is one of the most widely used database systems, but its launch and subsequent development were inauspicious to say the least. If it weren’t for a league of exceptionally ...

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 ...

Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

A command-line tool that inspects the TLS certificate and Kerberos configuration of a SQL Server instance. Connects at the raw TDS protocol level and captures the certificate from the TLS handshake ...

Preparing for the SQL Server 2025 era – Ascent’s guidance. Prepare for the SQL Server 2025 era with a sequenced strategy for modernisation, optimisation and protection across architecture, operations ...

Prepare for the SQL Server 2025 era with a sequenced strategy for modernisation, optimisation and protection across architecture, operations and enterprise risk. Every major data-platform release ...

SQL Server tools are used across industries to improve the performance, security, and automation of databases. Modern tools support cloud-hybrid systems and faster data analysis workflows. Choosing ...

SQL Server supports quicker deployment across enterprise tools through integration services and hybrid system support. Oracle Database is structured to manage large-scale workloads using features that ...

An operational security failure allowed researchers to recover data that the INC ransomware gang stole from a dozen U.S. organizations. A deep forensic examination of the artifacts left behind ...