First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads. Here's how columnstore indexes work and what types of data work ...

The most important performance-tuning technique available is having the needed indexes created on the tables to ensure that the SQL Server database engine is able to get the data that it needs to as ...

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Are you ready to unlock the power of Microsoft SQL Server 2014? In this blog entry I will examine my 3 favorite new features that show how SQL Server 2014 provides high-performance OLTP, optimization ...

Microsoft's venerable relational database management system remains on top with a regular pattern of updates and enhancements to ensure its continued strength in the market. According to industry ...

I wanted to get some suggestions for scheduled maintenace on a SQL Server 2000 box that is hosting a relatively small database (<=13GB). I already have a weekly integrity check that reorganizes data ...