That's why we're getting SQL Server 2017 approximately 16 months after the release of SQL Server 2016, and we're getting major new functionality like Linux, Python, graph processing, and a slew of ...

That's great for speeding up processing the next time that query shows up because the plan for the query can simply be pulled from the cache. However, there are any number of queries in any ...

Querying Your SQL Servers. Get the right information on your SQL Servers via the Get-Service cmdlet. By Joshua Jones; 09/28/2009; Last time, I discussed how to get PowerShell and SQLPS up and ...

Microsoft has retired some heavy hitters from its support roster in recent years. In 2014, the company put down Windows XP, then Windows Server 2003 the following year.Now on deck: SQL Server 2005. On ...

This is a guest blogpost by Neo4j co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem, who explains why his sector needs its own ‘General Query Language’. In the same way that SQL helped facilitate the growth and ...

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment ...

The SQL Profiler has a neat Deadlock Graph feature which is very useful. Let’s take a look…. When SQL Server detects a deadlock, it has to do something about it.

The gist of what's going on is that we have a war for graph database domination, and query language is a key battle to be won. SQL did not arrive at universal adoption overnight. If there is a ...