Oracle adds AI capabilities to core database and launches a lakehouse platform

Oracle also introduced Autonomous AI Lakehouse, a new platform that combines Oracle’s Autonomous AI Database with the open ...

Lance takes aim at Parquet in file format joust

A fledgling file format that aims to address limitations in the widely-used Parquet is under review for adoption by an open source foundation. Lance is built on the idea that Parquet – widely used in ...

Microsoft brings highly-requested feature to SQL Server Management Studio

Microsoft has introduced a new feature in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3, citing popular demand.
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Oracle targets agentic use cases with AI Database 26ai

The latest version of the Oracle database comes with agent builders and MCP Server integration to help developers embed ...
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Oracle AI Database 26ai Powers the AI for Data Revolution

New Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse supports the Apache Iceberg open table format, enabling customers to use the power of Oracle AI Database for their data lake data LAS VEGAS, Oct. 14, 2025 ...