Modern Data & Knowledge Platforms: The Foundation Every AI Strategy Actually Runs On: SD Times 100

Part of the SD Times 100 2026 series. See the full SD Times 100 2026 list for every category and honoree. Every conversation ...
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DragonForce Hackers Abuse Microsoft Teams Relays to Hide Backdoor.Turn C2 Traffic

Threat actors associated with the DragonForce ransomware have been observed using a custom Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) called Backdoor.Turn to conceal command-and-control (C2) traffic inside ...
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Architectures for Practical Text-to-SQL

Hello. Are you and your team working on implementing "Text-to-SQL," which allows users to query databases using natural language? With the evolution of generative AI, a world where "anyone can extract ...
Computerworld

For May, Patch Tuesday means 139 updates — but no zero-days

Microsoft delivered fixes for issues affecting everything from Windows to Office, .NET, and SQL Server, and several patches that should be deployed ASAP. Microsoft this week released 139 updates ...
Diginomica

Why agentic data integration needs to start with meaning rather than automation

An emerging class of data fabrics promises to help automate data integration with and for AI. Bharath Thota, a partner in the Digital & Analytics Practice at Kearney, argues that it might help to ...
Computerworld

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release for April is a whopper

Nearly every major product family needs immediate patching, from Windows to Office to Microsoft Edge, SQL Server, and even Microsoft Developer Tools. Windows admins are going to be busy this month, ...
IEEE

Toward Efficient and Secure Collaborative SQL Analyses of Billion-Scale Datasets

Abstract: Designing an efficient and secure collaborative SQL analysis system that supports large-scale dataset inputs is a very challenging task. In this paper, we present FedQuery, an MPC-based ...
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SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform

SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platformIssued by Ascent TechnologyJohannesburg, 11 Mar 2026 SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform. Explore how SQL Server 2025 reshapes the ...
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Oracle AI Database 26ai: Practical Features

Oracle AI Database 26ai was built to provide value right from the start. This data platform enhances performance stability, enables in-database AI, and reduces operational costs without requiring ...
Analytics Insight

Best Database Choices for Building Web Apps in 2026

Choosing a database is no longer a background decision in web development. It shapes how fast an application runs, how well it scales, and how securely it handles data. Modern web platforms manage ...