Microsoft kicked 2026 off with a new Xbox Developer Direct showcase, which featured some of the biggest games the company has coming out this year. We got fresh looks at Playground Games' Forza ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Xbox Developer Direct livestream is back, and if you're looking to get a brand-new look at several big games on the way from Xbox Game Studios and ...

For developers working with SQL Server, few performance tuning techniques are as essential--or as frequently misunderstood--as indexing. Done right, indexing can drastically improve application ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Microsoft has announced that the next Xbox Developer Direct broadcast is coming up in January 2026, but it won't have everything Microsoft plans to ...

A controlled test compared three nearly identical pages: one with strong schema, one with poor schema, and one with none. Only the page with well-implemented schema appeared in an AI Overview and ...

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.

Microsoft is making it easier to migrate to Azure SQL by taking the grunt work out of schema setup. A new update to Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) introduces a built-in schema migration tool ...

We take pride in delivering innovation with each new version of Microsoft SQL Server. However, there comes a time when product lifecycles must conclude. On July 14, 2026, SQL Server 2016 will reach ...