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.

To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.

Now, change the EMERGENCY mode to ONLINE mode by using the below command: DATABASE database14 SET ONLINE; Refresh the database server. Now, you can connect to the database. If the DBCC CHECKDB command ...

Microsoft recently published a new version of its service-level agreement (SLA) for Azure SQL Database, adding uptime perks for organizations that use the "Business Critical" tier.. If ...

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Table 1: Currently supported languages with a note on whether variable sharing is possible (Source: Microsoft) In this example, it was necessary to save the output of the SQL query in a variable ...

SQL, the structured query language, is a programming language for communicating with databases. Variations on SQL are used by some of the most popular database tools in the world, including some ...

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