If you are leasing a car, what’s the point of paying thousands of dollars due at lease signing? My contract says tax, title, fees and licensing — but then wouldn’t I have to pay that again at the end ...

Query engines are really good at choosing an efficient query plan. Users do not need to worry about how they write their query, since the optimizer makes all the right choices for executing the query ...

We study two classes of summary-based cardinality estima tors that use statistics about input relations and joins of a small number of input relations: (i) optimistic estimators, which were defined in ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein is now out on Netflix, with the monster (played by Jacob Elordi) shown to be far more human than his titular creator. The ending of the Netflix film differs from both ...

“The Long Walk” adaptation made a few key changes to the Stephen King story that might catch some fans off guard. The biggest change of the film came in the final moments. The winner of “The Long Walk ...

The first release candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2025 is now available. As we move toward general availability, our focus shifts to delivering enhanced stability, performance, and product improvements ...

Weapons is a layered story told through different character perspectives, with a compelling metaphor at the heart of the film. In the very first scene, Weapons jumps right into its terrible ...