Thomas LaRock: "Without a basic understanding of wait events and how the occur, you will waste a lot of time trying and guessing at how to improve the performance of a query." Optimizing SQL Server ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

SQL Server 2025 shifts optimisation from a reactive activity to an intelligence-driven discipline. Built-in intelligence is embedded directly into the platform, reducing reliance on external tooling.

SQL Server 2016, the next major release of Microsoft’s flagship database and analytics platform (which is available as a Community Technology Preview [CTP] as of this writing), includes exciting ...

Explore how SQL Server 2025 reshapes the modern data platform with AI-ready capabilities, developer-first enhancements, hybrid modernisation and practical upgrade readiness guidance. For many years, ...