Postcodes are just text values. How does Power BI know where each postcode is on a map? It does so by geocoding: sending each ...

Microsoft is previewing Foundry MCP Server, a fully cloud-hosted implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Microsoft Foundry. MCP is a standard for letting AI agents connect to apps, data ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The latest warning from CISA, as part of Binding Operational ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to incorrectly tag SQL Server software as end-of-life. According to a service ...

mssql-python is a Python driver for Microsoft SQL Server and the Azure SQL family of databases. It leverages Direct Database Connectivity (DDBC) that enables direct connections to SQL Server without ...

Abstract: Generating accurate SQL from users’ natural language questions (text-to-SQL) remains a long-standing challenge due to the complexities involved in user question understanding, database ...

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - A cyber-espionage campaign centered on vulnerable versions of Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft ...

WASHINGTON/LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - A sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab server software compromised about 100 organizations as of the weekend, two of ...

We take pride in delivering innovation with each new version of Microsoft SQL Server. However, there comes a time when product lifecycles must conclude. On July 14, 2026, SQL Server 2016 will reach ...