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 the database is slow. In the ...

SQL Advisor Query SQL Server with PowerShell Get the right information on your SQL Servers via the Get-Service cmdlet. By Joshua Jones 03/10/2011 Last time, I discussed how to get PowerShell and SQLPS ...

However, with the introduction of the query store, you could upgrade your SQL Server to a newer version and capture query performance while running under the old CE and an older compatibility level.

As I discussed in an earlier column, SQL Server keeps a plan cached for each query it sees (assuming the query requires planning in the first place, of course). That's great for speeding up processing ...

Given a fairly simple table which holds only 2 columns I care about.Taco_Sales (Taco_Type varchar(20), Taco_Date datetime)I want to find the min and max Taco_date for a given taco type. Both Taco ...

When your SQL query is ready, you can run the query immediately or you can add a title, change its options, limit its output, and so on, to make the report look better. See Viewing the SQL Code, ...

Hello,I need to compute a running total in a sql query for a report. Presently, I calculate my running total by means of a cursor. As my data being reported on is ever expanding and my cursor ...

On identically configured dual-node clusters with quad-core CPUs, the cost of implementing HA is 58% lower using Standard edition of SQL Server and a SANless clustering tool. Bump those up to 24-core ...

The only way to get extended support for 2008 versions of Windows and SQL Server is in the cloud. Here's why you should be thinking about 2012 migrations now as well.