This became even easier in SQL Server 2005 with the advent of the XML data type and XQuery. You still need to construct and shred the XML data before you can use it; this is functional but not simple.

PL/SQL stored subprograms are compiled once and stored in excutable form in the database for future use. PL/SQL offers exception handling and support for object-oriented programming. Applications ...

In SQL Server 2014, memory-optimized tables do not support cross-database transactions. This means you cannot access another database from the same transaction or the same query that also accesses a ...

PL/SQL stored subprograms are compiled once and stored in excutable form in the database for future use. PL/SQL offers exception handling and support for object-oriented programming. Applications ...