DuckDB has recently announced Quack, a new remote protocol over HTTP that lets multiple DuckDB instances connect to and work with the same database over a network. The protocol introduces ...

Like Prettier for JavaScript, this plugin formats SQL expressions differently depending on their length. A short SQL query will be formatted on a single line: Adapt formatting based on expression ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Andy Brinkmeyer shares how engineering ...

Data teams building AI agents keep running into the same failure mode. Questions that require joining structured data with unstructured content, sales figures alongside customer reviews or citation ...

The “Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string” error in SQL Server appears when SQL Server cannot interpret a text value as a ...

Software designer/developer, developer advocate, writer, and musician. Apache Arrow Flight SQL is a protocol layered on Arrow Flight RPC that enables clients to execute standard SQL queries against ...

Abstract: This paper introduces G-SQL, a schema-aware and rule-guided framework for translating Natural Language Queries (NLQ) into SQL, designed to support users with limited technical expertise.

Why is the language developers and DBAs use to organize data such a mess? Here are 13 reasons we wish we could quit SQL, even though we probably won't. For all its popularity and success, SQL is a ...

A serious security issue has been discovered in the WordPress Paid Membership Subscriptions plugin, which is used by over 10,000 sites to manage memberships and recurring payments. Versions 2.15.1 and ...

Fortinet has released fixes for a critical security flaw impacting FortiWeb that could enable an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary database commands on susceptible instances. Tracked as ...

At Microsoft Build 2025, we announced the public preview of SQL Server 2025. Built on a foundation of best-in-class security, performance, and availability, SQL Server 2025 empowers customers to ...

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...