Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features ...

SQL Server also has separate logs for the SQL Server Agent, as well as other components of the data platform, such as SQL Server Analysis Services. In each case, SQL Server keeps seven rolling log ...

SQL Server comes with a feature called Query Store, which provides some performance details, including wait information. For more deeper diagnostic information there are a handful of third-party ...

Joey on SQL Server Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 2: PSP Optimization Reduce workload times with this handy feature that can benefit every database pro.

SQL Server is a robust and mature product and the number of features available to database administrators and developers continues to mount. Do not let fear of upgrading – to a new version or to a new ...

Intel's Hyperthreading Technology (HT) is being blamed for server performance problems. With both SQL Server and Citrix Terminal Server installations, HT-enabled motherboards show markedly ...

While the last two versions of SQL Server focused on improving performance by offering new features, SQL Server 2016 looks inwards towards improving existing functionality.

In late 2016, Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure SQL Database In-Memory technologies. In-Memory processing is only available in Azure Premium database tiers and provides ...