We recommend that you use a Storage Area Network (SAN) or locally attached disk to store your Microsoft SQL Server database files because this configuration optimizes SQL Server performance. By ...

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 ...

Free portable tool to check SQL Server Instance configuration. Just type the instance name and click the ‘START’ button. The results will be displayed immediately with checks and suggestions ...

SQL Server Installation Center Make sure SQL Server is properly configured using the SQL Server 2014 Installation Center app, found under Programs, Microsoft SQL Server 2014, Configuration Tools menu.

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

The SQL Server sys.dm_server_hardware_offload_config dynamic management view can be used to verify the Intel ® QAT configuration state. The addition of this dynamic management view will make it much ...