OK, I’ll admit it. I’m not a DBA, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t overseen databases and their performance. I was (and probably still am) the guy who installed a Microsoft SQL database by hitting Next ...

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 ...

An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine since its inception. Database engines like SQL Server are incredibly complex ...

As today’s database administrators (DBAs) manage the complexity of modern database environments, particularly containerized systems, they must lean into smart automation to transform database ...

Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008 Your email has been sent Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option ...

Bharat Kumar Dokka spearheaded a comprehensive enterprise-wide SQL Server migration initiative across a major client's Administration Infrastructure project, successfully modernizing multiple ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are increasingly integral to database management, driving new levels of automation and intelligence in how data systems are administered. Modern ...

SQL Server 2008 has been significantly enhanced since the previously released versions. Moreover, the product continues to support Microsoft’s data platform vision of mission-critical enterprise data ...

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...