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 ...

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SQL virtual database is a new solution that lets database administrators and developers attach SQL Server backup files and query them like they were "live" SQL Server databases. This patent-pending ...

I was privileged to deliver a session entitled Managing SQL Server in a Virtual World at the PASS Summit 2012, the largest annual conference for Microsoft SQL Server. It was a packed house, literally ...