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 ...

IDERA has released SQL Query Store Optimizer, a new tool in its portfolio of database monitoring tools to help database administrators (DBAs) manage and troubleshoot SQL Query Stores. The free tool ...

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 ...

Azure SQL Query Store now captures read-only queries, expanding performance visibility beyond transactional workloads DBAs can analyze execution plans and runtime statistics for primary and read-only ...

Database performance is rarely a single "fix it and forget it" task. SQL Server workloads shift over time. A sluggish ...