One of the most common problems when running SQL Servers is slow queries. The help desk or database team usually hears that described as the application is slow or ...

SQL Server 2022: Here’s what you need to know Your email has been sent Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database workhorse that powers both an internal line ...

As I discussed in an earlier column, SQL Server keeps a plan cached for each query it sees (assuming the query requires planning in the first place, of course). That's great for speeding up processing ...

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 in its ...

I know in Oracle you can use DBA_TAB_COLUMNS (or ALL_TAB_COLUMNS). My SQL Server knowledge is very rusty, but can't you use the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS view?

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...

SQL Server performance is slow. Users are complaining. Your boss wants to know what's going on and what you can do to improve SQL Server performance. Where do you start? Which SQL Server query should ...

The Microsoft OLE DB Provider is an SQL tool that enables developers to write code that provides an application with ADO access to an SQL database. The OLE DB Provider is not installed by default when ...