Microsoft's Abdullah Mamun and Kendal Van Dyke break down how SQL's recent updates are giving database pros new ways to take control of their data. For those who are in Microsoft's SQL Server ...

Thomas LaRock: "Without a basic understanding of wait events and how the occur, you will waste a lot of time trying and guessing at how to improve the performance of a query." Optimizing SQL Server ...

In the world of Hadoop and NoSQL, the spotlight is now on SQL-on-Hadoop engines. Today, many different engines are available, making it hard for organizations to choose. This article presents some ...

CPU issues have long been the bane of database and system administrators. I have worked on enterprise databases since the mid-1980s and seen three significant eras for CPU architecture and ...

SQL Server 2022 is a core element of the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform and now it comes with new features. The platform seamlessly integrates operational databases, analytics, and data ...

Microsoft is readying SQL Server 2019 for release, with enhancements to help users combine structured and unstructured data, leverage data virtualization across a wider range of sources, and more.

Announcing SQL Server Diagnostic Extensions for SSMS SQL Server creates stack dumps when there are very serious (and sometimes not-so-serious) problems encountered by the database engine. Once you had ...

Your last SQL Server end-of-support deadlineBy Johan Lamberts, MD, Ascent TechnologyIssued by Ascent TechnologyJohannesburg, 28 Sep 2026 End the SQL Server deadline cycle for good. (Image: Ascent ...