Performance tuning like that wasn't available on past versions of Microsoft's SQL Server, when tuning was regarded as a black art. An index here, a few design changes there, toss in some query ...

We run JD Edwards' One World here on an NT 4 sql server. It's a pretty decent server but lately it's been running like a dog.It's a 4-way 450mhz Xeon(2mb cache) machine with 4gigs of ram. All ...

Q&A. Performance Tuning SQL Server Using Wait Statistics. 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 ...

Along with XEvents, DMOs make up the bulk of my trouble­shooting and performance-tuning toolkit for any SQL Server instance, version 2014 or greater. For that matter, it’s so com­prehensive that there ...

SQL performance tuning, which 78% of database developers say they do manually, can take up large amounts of time; 73% cited it as their biggest time commitment. Automating SQL performance tuning with ...

Database professionals agree - SQL Server performance tuning is hard. And on top of that, it never stops because complex database environments are always changing with upgrades, application updates ...

As any database admin knows, mastering the subtler nuances of SQL can be likened to the black arts. For me, tuning the efficiency of SQL queries on large, heavily used databases is a perfect example.

That is why bridging the SQL expertise gap is about so much more than simply plugging resource holes. It is about unlocking agility. With the right managed service and the right platform, your teams ...

Failing to prioritise database administration may not trigger alarms at first – but over time, the costs add up: Downtime and outages: Unpatched systems, bloated storage or poorly configured instances ...

Automatic tuning will be turned on by default for the SQL Database service running in the Microsoft Azure cloud, starting early next year. Though it's been available since early last year, automatic ...