SQL Server comes with a feature called Query Store, which provides some performance details, including wait information. For more deeper diagnostic information there are a handful of third-party ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't.

SQL Server also has separate logs for the SQL Server Agent, as well as other components of the data platform, such as SQL Server Analysis Services. In each case, SQL Server keeps seven rolling log ...

Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features ...

For HA for SQL Server, the replication should be synchronous; that is, both the active and standby instances are being updated simultaneously, and this requires a high-performance, low-latency network ...

Intel's Hyperthreading Technology (HT) is being blamed for server performance problems. With both SQL Server and Citrix Terminal Server installations, HT-enabled motherboards show markedly ...

Performance monitoring and tuning The database administrator is responsible for monitoring the database server on a regular basis to identify and remedy bottlenecks.

While the last two versions of SQL Server focused on improving performance by offering new features, SQL Server 2016 looks inwards towards improving existing functionality.