CLR functions that perform string manipulation and substring extraction perform very well in SQL Server.

In SQL Server 2014 we saw the introduction of Natively Compiled Stored Procedures. In 2016 we’ll be able to do the same for Scalar User Defined Functions.

Part 1 of this article introduced four new T-SQL functions available in SQL Server 2012. Part 2 has the rest.

SQL window functions provide extremely powerful and useful features that let you work with observations more easily. Different types explained here.

Azure recently announced the public preview of Azure SQL trigger for Azure Functions to build event-driven applications. The new functionality is currently available only for C# functions and can ...

The more serious of the two SQL Server vulnerabilities is a buffer overrun caused by some of the functions in SQL 7.0 and 2000 that generate text messages from database queries.

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment ...

Review: Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express breaks out SharePoint’s powerful query functions into a free, no-document-limit offering ...

Serverless computing becomes a focus at JavaOne 2017, as Oracle introduces Project Fn and Microsoft previews Java support for Azure Functions.

Microsoft removes the version still included for compatibility for good. It has long been considered obsolete.