SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 were the immediate successors to the 2005 release, ... In order to do that, though, the company does need its installed base to move off old versions.

Most Common Wait Types in SQL Server and What They Mean. ASYNC_NETWORK_IO—The async_network_io wait types point to network-related issues. They are most-often caused by a client application not ...

In a previous TechRepublic column about SQL Server 2005, I showed how you can convert some of your iterative queries (cursors) to set-based operations in order to enhance performance. You should ...