Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works. Database ...

Although there was significant fanfare surrounding SQL Server Query Store's initial release in SQL Server 2016, many companies have been hesitant about adopting the performance monitoring and ...

Automatically identifying queries that are now running more slowly (i.e. regressed), and changing these to use a previously faster query plan, could prove to be a very useful feature. The chapter ...

An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine since its inception. Database engines like SQL Server are incredibly complex ...

With SQL Server 2016, Microsoft introduced the Query Store, which promised to track statement performance over time, pinpoint regressed queries and provide a more effective way to tune. In this ...

Microsoft introduced the Query Store when they released SQL Server 2016 and it can track statement performances, pinpoint queries and more. DBTA recently held a webinar focused on the new features and ...