When DBAs Should Consider Using SQL Server to Store Vector Data and If It Makes Sense

As we continue to build more applications using AI embedded solutions, database professionals are increasingly being asked to support workloads that would have seemed outside their charter just a few years ago. One of the most significant shifts has been the rise of vector data (i.e. high-dimensional numerical representations of content like text, images, and […]

Capacity Planning for an Existing SQL Server Workload?

Connecting to PostgreSQL with Node.js

Overview In this article, we will understand how we can connect to PostgreSQL using Node.js application. We will start with setting up PostgreSQL in our local system and perform basic CRUD operations to interact with the PostgreSQL database. Prerequisites To start with this, we need the following conditions to be met: Windows machine (or any […]

Why Podcasts Matter for the Technical Professional

In a world of always-on learning and the relentless march of tech evolution, podcasts emerged as a quiet revolution in how I consume information.  I’ve been part of several podcasts this year, including recording one earlier today with Ed Roske for the Oracle community. As a data professional and technical specialist, for me they’re more […]

Taming Resource Hogs: Using SQL Server Resource Governor to Restrict User Group Consumption

Taming Resource Hogs: Using SQL Server Resource Governor to Restrict User Group Consumption As a SQL Server professional, I've often encountered situations where a single, poorly written query or a resource-intensive application threatened to cripple the entire database server. Performance bottlenecks, unexpected slowdowns, and user complaints become the norm, making your life as a DBA […]

Database Architecture Considerations for Implementing Content Moderation Services

Fellow SQL Server professionals, I wanted to share some insights and start a discussion about the database design challenges we face when implementing Content Moderation Services in enterprise applications. As more organizations build user-generated content platforms, the backend data architecture becomes critical for efficient moderation workflows. Database Design Challenges for Content Moderation Services Performance at […]

TCP Provider Errors in SQL Server

Transactional DDL in SQL Server: In Oracle, It Does Not Compute

Oracle treats most DDL as auto-committing, meaning once it executes, it's done. SQL Server, however, blurs that line in fascinating ways, allowing some DDL operations to be part of an explicit transaction.

We Gave Memory-Optimized Tables a Hash Lookup — Then Tried Pattern Matching Instead

Introduction It was the week before Black Friday — the biggest online ad rush of the year. Our US-based ad-tech platform was gearing up for an insane traffic spike. Hundreds of real-time campaigns were about to go live across multiple brands, each with thousands of user sessions flowing through our system. Every incoming user impression […]

Always On AG Latency for Read-Only Workload After Failover?