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Read MoreDatabricks Enables Microsoft Entra RBAC Integration
In a significant move towards simplifying identity and access management for Databricks on Azure, Databricks now has an enhanced integration with Microsoft Entra, Microsoft’s unified identity platform (previously Active Directory). This development allows organizations to seamlessly import roles, users, and groups directly from Entra, enabling smoother collaboration with the Databricks ecosystem and eliminating the need […]
Read MoreGit integration released for SSMS v.21
In November 2024 Microsoft announced that Git would be made available in SQL Server Management Studio version 21 (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserver/announcing-sql-server-management-studio-ssms-21-preview-1-and-copilot-in-ssms/4286966) Historically DBAs have had to make do with roll-your-own source control integration tools and a plethora of alternatives sprang up – Flyway, a migration-centric schema control system, was acquired and integrated to Redgate in 2019 (https://www.red-gate.com/blog/database-devops/redgate-embraces-open-source-with-its-ongoing-development-of-flyway); […]
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AWS S3 Tables: Iceberg Ahead, Full Speed to Analytics
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled Amazon S3 Tables, a fully managed service integrating Apache Iceberg, aiming to enhance data lake analytics. This innovation promises up to three times faster query performance and tenfold increases in transactions per second compared to self-managed tables. By introducing a new bucket type optimized for tabular data, AWS simplifies […]
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AI-n’t It Grand? SQL Server 2025 Dials Up the Intelligence
Microsoft has announced SQL Server 2025, positioning it as an enterprise AI-ready database. This release integrates AI capabilities directly into the SQL engine, enabling developers to execute vector searches and build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns within the database. The inclusion of a native vector type and vector index, powered by DiskANN technology, facilitates efficient similarity […]
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