Once again I've run into uncharted waters. The captain suggested that it might be prudent to hail Ars, to see if they had any advice.<BR><BR>I've got a report which requires data from the local ...

Last time, I discussed how to get PowerShell and SQLPS up and running on your machines. And much like my dog chasing its tail, you're probably asking yourself, "Now that I have it, what do I do with ...

Microsoft is warning users of a zero-day vulnerability discovered in SQL Server, and that exploits of the flaw have already been published. The software giant yesterday issued a security advisory ...

With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the database and down to the client. SQL Server ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ok, let's say I have three different queries that all return the same result set.<BR><BR>One uses a temp table, the other a correlated subquery, and the third is just a HUGE set of union queries, etc.

OK, so we’re still evaluating SQL Server 2014, but are you ready now to explore Microsoft SQL Server 2016? No rest for the weary! Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2.2 is now available as a public ...