Query hints can help you improve the performance of your stored procedures by overriding the default behavior of SQL Server's query optimizer, which is the component that decides how to execute ...

This is a great improvement over SQL Server 7.0’s Query Analyzer, which would capture only the first results set and display it in a single grid.

SQL Server Query Store is suited for long-term performance analysis, monitoring query execution and plan changes over time, providing detailed runtime statistics.

Put the query in a new query window in SQL Server Management Studio. Looking at the AdventureWords2012 database (available for download from CodePlex), review the uspGetEmployeeManagers stored ...

In SQL Server 2017, when the query optimizer encounters code with a multi-statement TVF, the query optimizer will pause optimization, execute the TVF subtree to get a very accurate cardinality ...

Patch Tuesday fixes 137 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in SQL Server, Netlogon, Office, and the .NET Framework.

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

In SQL Server, there are several tools including SQL Profiler, Activity Monitor and Standard Reports which can extract good information and somehow carry the load of a large part of the monitoring ...

Choose a SQL Server trial, edition, tool, or connector that best meets your data and workload needs. Get the full-featured free edition, licensed for use as a development and test database in a ...

Put the query in a new query window in SQL Server Management Studio. Looking at the AdventureWords2012 database (available for download from CodePlex), review the uspGetEmployeeManagers stored ...