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Programming Languages for Cyber Security: What the Tools Actually Use

Security tooling is not written in a single language. Python powers most automation. C sits at the exploit layer. PowerShell ...

The database that refused to die: How Postgres survived its own creators

Stonebraker essentially abandoned Postgres in the mid-1990s. But instead of fading into obscurity, the codebase was salvaged by a fiercely-dedicated volunteer community that bolted on standard SQL ...
InfoWorld

The revenge of SQL: How a 50-year-old language reinvents itself

Prototyping is my favorite part of programming. I like building new stuff and getting things working. It’s no surprise, then, that I am a big fan of MongoDB and NoSQL in general. Don’t get me wrong: I ...
IEEE

Spark SQL Query Optimization Based on Runtime Statistics Collection

Abstract: The Spark SQL system improves efficiency of execution by describing data analysis tasks and optimizing according to query optimization theory. However, the query optimization function of ...
Computerworld

For September, Patch Tuesday means fixes for Windows, Office and SQL Server

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...
GitHub

SQL Power Doc is a collection of Windows PowerShell scripts and modules that discover, document, and diagnose SQL Server instances and their underlying Windows OS & machine ...

Before you can document your SQL Server environment with SQL Power Doc you'll to meet the following requirements: Permissions - SQL Power Doc makes connections to standalone SQL Server instances using ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 137 flaws

Today is Microsoft's July 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 137 flaws, including one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server. This Patch Tuesday also ...
theregister

Voltron Data throws its weight behind AMD for GPU-accelerated SQL

EXCLUSIVE Support for AMD's Instinct GPUs is coming to Voltron Data's accelerated SQL engine Theseus in the latest sign Nvidia's CUDA moat is getting shallower. Introduced in late 2023, Theseus — ...
IEEE

Distributed/heterogeneous query processing in Microsoft SQL server

Abstract: This paper presents an architecture overview of the distributed, heterogeneous query processor (DHQP) in the Microsoft SQL server database system to enable queries over a large collection of ...
GitHub

SQL Server Version.md

SQL Server 2019 Developer (x64) - DVD (English) 2019-11-05 en_sql_server_2019_developer_x64_dvd_baea4195.iso 1367 22974e466987d7d4659437aab06ac0798657c700 SQL Server ...
Microsoft

Egyptian Tax Authority improves tax compliance using Microsoft SQL Server

Paying taxes is a requirement for individuals and businesses in nearly every community in the world, yet some people avoid giving their share. Previously, taxpayers in Egypt were responsible for ...