Although there was significant fanfare surrounding SQL Server Query Store's initial release in SQL Server 2016, many companies have been hesitant about adopting the performance monitoring and ...

Part of the problem is that there is no magic bullet, and for almost every best practice, I can show you at least one exception. Typically, a developer finds his or her own favorite methods — though ...

As a consultant whose job description includes putting out performance fires, I get to see a lot of problematic queries that can dramatically harm overall server performance and throughput. Wondering ...

A popular performance tuning book gets updated for SQL Server 2022, how does it fare? This well-liked SQL Server book examines performance from various angles, but concentrates on improvements related ...

A popular performance tuning book gets updated for SQL Server 2017, how does it fare? This well-liked SQL Server book examines performance from various angles, but concentrates on improvements related ...

In part 1 of my SQL Server 2022 features series, you learned about the improvements to the cardinality estimator component of query optimization. In this installment, you will learn about another ...

When you execute an SQL query, the results do not return quickly.You may have had no issues during development, but the ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dremio, the easy and open data lakehouse, today announced the launch of its next-generation Reflections technology, revolutionizing the landscape of SQL query ...

Spatial SQL and spatial joins are now supported in Lakehouse//RT and can run up to 38x faster than traditional data ...