Let's break down when it's ideal to use the NOLOCK hint and when you should never use it. As a consultant, I work on wide swaths of database systems, which means I get to see many, many SQL statements ...

In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...

A free tool to reduce coding for developers who like to surface T-SQL database recordsets in a simple collection of customized POCO objects. Every so often, I find myself wishing that I had a utility ...

SQL Server 2016 lets you treat JSON objects like rows in a table, allowing you to use data from AJAX queries in joins, updates and any other SQL statement you can think of. SQL Server 2016 provides ...

Google Search Central announced that Search Console’s branded queries filter is now available to all eligible sites, causing many SEOs to ask questions about it and Google’s John Mueller stepped in to ...

In Jan 2026, a Guardian investigation found that Google’s AI summaries were presenting inaccurate information… These shocking findings, which were deemed downright dangerous, led to Google removing ...

Every time someone orders food online, checks exam results, or streams a video, new data is created and saved. Behind these activities are large databases that store millions of records. These ...

For years, healthcare professionals have raised concerns over people relying on Google for health-related issues. But we are past that; people are now dependent on artificial intelligence (AI) for all ...

Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month How the ‘confident authority’ of AI Overviews is putting public health at ...

AI Overviews appeared on more than 82% of health-related searches in Germany. YouTube was the most cited domain in AI Overview sources, ahead of medical and government sites. The Guardian reported ...