SQL Server has an optimizer that usually does a great job of optimizing code for the most effective execution. A query execution plan is the breakdown of how the optimizer will run (or ran) a query.

Joey on SQL Server. SQL Server vNext: When and What Is Coming. Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't.

In SQL Server Installation Center, click Installation, and then click New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation, as shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1: ...