The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

Forge 2025.3 adds AI Assistant to SQL Complete, supports SSMS 22, Visual Studio 2026, MySQL 9.5, MariaDB 12.2, and ...

Abstract: Efficiently answering database queries plays a crucial role in many data-driven applications, with widespread adoption of architectures that generate Dynamic T-SQL scripts. Despite extensive ...

Millions of users work with SQL to keep the gears of their business turning. In an era marked by relentless digital transformation, the proliferation of AI workloads, and tightening regulatory demands ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at a spinning wheel, waiting for your Power Query to refresh, only to wonder if there’s a better way? For anyone working with large datasets, refresh delays aren’t ...

Google has released the MCP Toolbox for Databases, a new open-source module under its GenAI Toolbox aimed at simplifying the integration of SQL databases into AI agents. The release is part of ...

DBeaver is a free, open-source, cross-platform SQL client and database administration tool. It is designed to support a wide variety of SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL. Its key ...

Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, cloud-ready stack for building observable, production ready, distributed, cloud-native ...

Like a shot to your dome piece, I'm back to hit you with my annual roundup of what happened in the rumble-tumble game of databases. Yes, I used to write this article on the OtterTune blog, but the ...