theregister

SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love

While Microsoft sweeps the confetti off the floor of its Build event, it may be a good moment to reflect on what it didn't say as much as what it did. Taking the spotlight was AI agent Scout, ready to ...
techtimes

SSMS 22.7 Ships: Native T-SQL Formatting and Copilot Agent Mode Now in Preview

Microsoft shipped SQL Server Management Studio 22.7.0 on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in what the team called one of the bigger point releases in the 22.x cycle. Database developers who have spent years ...
VentureBeat

SQL query logs hold the context AI agents need to stop hallucinating joins

When Miro’s data team pointed AI agents directly at its Snowflake environment, the agents got the wrong answer more than 65% of the time. The problem wasn’t the model — it was context. With more than ...
Time

'Everyone’s a Line On a Spreadsheet:' Inside Oracle’s Mass Layoffs and the Workers Fighting Back

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Correspondent Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison at the White House in ...
theregister

The spaghettified DBMS chart that shows Oracle's crown is slowly slipping

It might look like a map of the London Underground designed by a madman, but Gartner's newly-completed DBMS Market Share Ranks: 2011-2025 has an important message. The change may be glacial, but (most ...
Forbes

Oracle Lays Off 30,000 As AI Spending Surges

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Oracle Fired 30,000 People by Email. The Same Quarter, It Posted Record Revenue and a $553 ...
Inc

Why Oracle Is Cutting 30,000 Jobs Despite a Massive $6 Billion Quarterly Income

Oracle is joining a growing wave of tech companies cutting jobs as they pour billions into artificial intelligence. This morning, the company began implementing sweeping layoffs across multiple ...
note

Oracle SQL Patterns That Cannot Be Converted by ora2pg and How to Handle Them [5 Limitations of Automated Conversion Tools]

Verification Environment: ora2pg v25.0 / Oracle Database Free (Docker: gvenzl/oracle-free:latest) / PostgreSQL latest (Docker) / Verification Date: March 2026 ora2pg handles the conversion of DDL ...
dbta

Devart dbForge 2025.3 is Now Available, Brings Smarter SQL Workflows

Devart, a leading developer of database management software, is offering dbForge 2025.3, the latest update to its unified ecosystem of professional database tools—delivering expanded connectivity, ...
InfoQ

Expired Oracle Patent Opens Fast Sorting Algorithm to Open Source Databases

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