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Abstract: SQL query optimization aims to choose an optimal Query Execution Plan (QEP) for a query. The existing optimizers usually choose the plan with the minimal execution cost. However, in some ...

Migrating from on-premises to a hybrid cloud model presents real opportunity for small businesses — but it’s complicated. The shift from legacy data centers to a hybrid environment offers scalability, ...

The artificial intelligence (AI) saga, supported by the massive growth of cloud computing and data centers, is yet to fully unfold. This space remains rock solid supported by an extremely bullish ...

Recently several important relational database tasks such as index selection, histogram tuning, approximate query processing, and statistics selection have recognized the importance of leveraging ...

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Microsoft unveiled its awkwardly named Copilot in Azure back in 2024. That was followed by the Azure Model Context Protocol Server, called from the GitHub Copilot agent in Visual Studio Code. Now, ...

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