PAGEIOLATCH_*—Buffer latches, including the PAGEIOLATCH_EX wait type, are used to synchronize access to BUF structures and associated pages in the SQL Server database. The most frequently occurring ...

In SQL Server, updates and inserts are processed initially into a B-tree table called a delta store. Eventually, a process called a tuple mover compresses the data into the columnstore structure.

Squirrel SQL client is a free open-source SQL client, written in JAVA that supports any JDBC-compliant database. It offers a range of features which include a database structure viewer, SQL query ...

In the financial area we face the prospect of having to access and report on data housed on multiple systems of record, to include IMS, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and even legacy-based systems ...

With SQL databases, all data has an inherent structure. A conventional database like Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle Database uses a schema—a formal definition of how data ...

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I have a need to compare multiple different versions of essentially the same SQL Server 2005+ databases and bring the table structures up to that which is in the newest version. It should compare ...

2. SQL Server Management Studio. If we are talking about database management tools, the best choice is SQL Server Management Studio. It combines a powerful set of user-friendly graphical tools and ...

Using T-SQL, there's an extended stored procedure called xp_instance_regread. To try it out, paste the following code into Query Analyser: DECLARE @retvalue int, @data_dir varchar(500) ...

IDERA today announced the availability of SQL Data Profiler, a free tool with a focus on the needs of data architects.