Idera Announces General Availability of SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.0, Introducing AI-Powered Query and Workload Index Optimization for SQL Server

New AI capabilities help DBAs move from performance visibility to performance resolution--turning slow queries into actionable index recommendations in minutes HOUSTON, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

KIOXIA Achieves 4.8 Billion High-Dimensional Vector Search Database on a Single Server, with 7.8x Index Build Time Acceleration via GPUs

Kioxia America, Inc. today announced the successful demonstration of high-dimensional vector search scaling to 4.8 billion vectors on a single server using its open-source KIOXIA AiSAQ(TM) approximate ...
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SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform

SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platformIssued by Ascent TechnologyJohannesburg, 11 Mar 2026 SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform. Explore how SQL Server 2025 reshapes the ...
InfoQ

Google BigQuery Previews Cross-Region SQL Queries for Distributed Data

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article introduces practical methods for ...
IEEE

Learning Execution Plan Embeddings for Multi-Dimensional Query Resource Prediction

Abstract: Multi-cluster query engines are common in production, but routing queries to appropriately-sized clusters remains an unsolved problem. Current approaches like round-robin, hash-based routing ...
Redmond Magazine

Restoring a Database to an Older Version of SQL Server

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...
Ars Technica

Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln

Security defenders are girding themselves in response to the disclosure of a maximum-severity vulnerability disclosed Wednesday in React Server, an open-source package that’s widely used by websites ...
ZDNet

Amazon wants to demolish your tech debt like it did this AWS server - here's the plan

Amazon unveils agentic AI to tackle massive legacy tech debt. Transform modernizes Windows stacks and slashes costly licensing. New AI agents migrate code at speeds humans can't match. Well... that ...
Philadelphia Inquirer

The Eagles want to improve their focus and execution. Hey, don’t forget the game plan and play-calling!

There has been a lot of public talk from the Eagles this week about the intangible measures they can take and improvements they can make in the name of breaking their two-game losing streak and ...
GitHub

Query Execution Plan

If a database driver supports the visualization of the execution plan, you can see the execution plan of the current query (under cursor) by pressing Ctrl+Shift+E or clicking Explain execution plan on ...