Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

There is an exception: If data has evidentiary value, it must be stored according to policy as soon as practicable. So, if it’s part of a criminal case, those files will be stored as evidence.

Some of the primary new functionalities that come with this add-in include the ability to create maps from spatial and non-spatial data stored in SQL Server 2008, customize the display of map data by ...