Joey on SQL Server A Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 1 An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the ...

Denny's SQL Secrets Troubleshoot Slow-Running Queries In SQL Server Denny breaks down how to identify and fix speed issues in multiple versions of SQL Server. By Denny Cherry 12/11/2013 ...

In earlier versions of SQL Server, after selecting a join algorithm, SQL Server had to process it even if a better alternative might be available. In SQL Server 2017, the query optimizer can now sense ...

SQL Server 2016 offers a new tool for performance tuning called Query Store. This holds metrics that let you quickly see when an execution plan change has negatively impacted the database.

With the exception of SQL Server 2008 R2, each version’s compatibility level number is 10 greater than the previous version. That puts SQL Server 2000 at 80 and SQL Server 2016 at 130.

MSDE 2000 and SQL Server 2005 Express do not allow remote connections, so an authenticated attacker would need to initiate the attack locally to exploit the vulnerability, the company says.

Code execution is isolated from the core engine processes, but fully integrated with SQL Server query execution. This particular language extension enables secure execution of Java code for a range of ...

Language extensions are used in SQL Server to allow users to execute code externally for queries. The extensions leverage the Extensibility Framework API to communicate and exchange data with SQL ...