[Database Edition 08] Understand SQL Execution Plans! Essential Knowledge for Finding the Cause of Slow SQL

The theme for this time is SQL "execution plans."Execution plans are one of the technologies you absolutely must understand when considering database performance.However, this content might also be a ...

5 Points to Check First When SQL Is Slow: How to Improve Execution Plans, Indexes, and JOINs

When you execute an SQL query, the results do not return quickly.You may have had no issues during development, but the ...
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SolarWinds Updates Plan Explorer to Boost SQL Query Performance

With so much hype around AI, generative AI and cybersecurity, it can be tough to generate excitement around something as ubiquitous as databases. But without that foundation, none of today’s tech – ...

New Azure SQL Database storage add-ons and performance options now in public preview

Microsoft's Azure SQL Database is getting an expanded range of performance tiers, upping the Standard tier maximum DTUs to ...
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SQL Server in Azure database choices and what they offer users

If you're considering moving your on-premises SQL Server databases to the Microsoft Azure cloud, you need to decide which of the different cloud options works best for you. You might not realize it to ...