Transact-SQL reference for using DECLARE to define local variables for use in a batch or procedure. Variables are declared in the body of a batch or procedure with the DECLARE statement and are ...

The prefix of a word or phrase. A word near another word. A word inflectionally generated from another (for example, the word drive is the inflectional stem of drives, drove, driving, and driven). A ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

A collection of 26 free stand-alone tools, components and frameworks has been released. This collection is designed to enhance using and developing for SQL Server 2008 as well as other versions of SQL ...

Microsoft has open sourced the Java language extension it added to SQL Server 2019 last year. Language extensions are used in SQL Server to allow users to execute code externally for queries. The ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase, and with it the capability to query data where it lives, virtualize data, and use REST ...