IEEE

Diverse Database Replication Based on Snapshot Isolation – Performance Implications of Improved Dependability

Abstract: Numerous database replication schemes are built on the crash failure assumption where majority of failures are self-evident as defined in [1]. The study in [1] convincingly refuted this ...
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 ...
Morningstar

Commvault Introduces Commvault Geo Shield™ to Help Organizations Manage Cyber Resilience While Retaining Control of Their Data

TINTON FALLS, N.J., Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale, today announced Commvault Geo Shield™, a solution approach designed to ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Forces Azure Monitoring as SQL Server Tools Reach End of Support

Microsoft is moving another core database management component into the cloud, continuing its broader shift away from traditional on-premises infrastructure. According to Neowin, the company has ...
Mongabay

What would this scientist tell Trump? Interview with Robert Watson, former chair of the IPCC

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This week, the UN Environment Program launched the Global Environment Outlook 7 (GEO-7), a stark assessment that comes on the heels of US President ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft touts scalability of its new PostgreSQL-compatible managed database

Third time’s the charm? Microsoft hopes the scalability of Azure HorizonDB, will lure new customers where its two existing PostgreSQL databases did not. Microsoft is previewing a third ...
InfoWorld

Using Microsoft’s Data API builder for Azure databases

Microsoft’s declarative REST and GraphQL API design tool supports MySQL and Postgres as well as Azure databases and works anywhere you can run a Docker container. Microsoft Azure is now so big it’s ...
IEEE

Next-Generation Database Interfaces: A Survey of LLM-Based Text-to-SQL

Abstract: Generating accurate SQL from users’ natural language questions (text-to-SQL) remains a long-standing challenge due to the complexities involved in user question understanding, database ...
Search Engine Land

GEO x local SEO: What it means for the future of discovery

The local SEO playbook that worked for years no longer delivers. Even businesses with strong rankings and steady traffic are disappearing from a critical slice of search results. Here’s what happened ...
Search Engine Land

SEO vs. GEO: What’s different? What’s the same?

Search is evolving – fast. AI tools now deliver direct answers, while traditional search engines still list links. To stay visible, marketers need both search engine optimization (SEO) and generative ...
InfoQ

Azure Event Hubs Geo-Replication Reaches General Availability

Microsoft recently announced the General Availability (GA) of the Geo-replication feature for Azure Event Hubs, which are available in both Premium and Dedicated tiers, intended for redundancy and ...