Microsoft is starting to turn the crank on its SQL Server 2016 launch machine by going after Oracle database users with a migration offer. On March 10, the day the company is holding a two-hour ...

For years now there's been a constant war between Microsoft supporters and Oracle supporters. Oracle has these features, SQL Server has these features, etc. But that's not really where the real ...

OK, while I'm really bad about approving comments (mostly because the platform makes it so painful), I do want to answer a few of them here real quick. First and foremost because this is bothering me.

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Microsoft's SQL Server Migration Assistant lets you move your data and schema to different SQL Servers. Here's what you need to know about the tool. Image: Dilok/Adobe Stock The Microsoft SQL Server ...

How to protect your database from SQL injection, data theft, rogue users, and well-meaning meddlers without tying your environment in knots Like so much of IT, database security requirements largely ...