SQL Server Management Studio 2014: Notes from the Field
SQL Server Management Studio is a complex application that does a ton of wonderful things and, with SSMS 2014, there are still a couple of quirks or issues that I hope that Microsoft addresses or...
View ArticleSQL Server Roundup: SQL Server 2014 Adoption, Business Intelligence Tools
A recap of this week's news on SQL Server Pro, including insights on SQL Server 2014 adoption, Microsoft's new Analytics Platform System that's bringing a data culture to every organization, and new...
View ArticleSQL Server Roundup: SQL Server Growth, New Azure SQL Database Support, and More
A recap of this week's news on SQL Server Pro, including Microsoft’s recent earnings call, along with news on added support in Azure SQL Database.Content Classification: Aggregated read more
View ArticleJoin Us for the SQL Server IT/Dev Connections Online Event!
6 great SQL Server track sessions We're holding a two-day, online basic training event in June that gets you up-to-speed on all you need to know before our IT/Dev Connections, in-person event that's...
View ArticleImproving Hive Performance
Similar to SQL Server, Hive has a number of performance-related features. read more
View ArticleSQL PASS Summit 2014 Day One Keynote
Highlights from the PASS Summit 2014 day one keynote.SQL SELECT Blogread more
View ArticleSQL Select: Steps to Migrate from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2014
See how to migrate from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2014 See how to migrate from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2014read more
View ArticleThe Essential Guide to SQL Server 2014 Series: Scalability
Learn about SQL Server 2014's scalability capabilties Learn about SQL Server 2014's scalability capabiltiesread more
View ArticleSeek and You Shall Scan Part II: Ascending Keys
In another column I cover cases in which the optimizer uses table or index scans versus ones in which it uses index seeks. I explained when the optimizer’s choices were efficient by default and when...
View ArticleSeek and You Shall Scan Part I: When the Optimizer Doesn't Optimize
Index Seek and Index (or Table) Scan are two of the most common operators that you see in query execution plans. A common misconception is that a scan is bad and a seek is good. The reality is that...
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