Ok, let's say I have three different queries that all return the same result set.One uses a temp table, the other a correlated subquery, ...

In this benchmark, Microsoft is doing quite well with SQL Server 2008 x64 leading the way running on an IBM System x3950 M2 64-way server under Windows Server 2008. In fact, Microsoft has the top ...

Learn how to improve your SQL server performance with RAID cache in six steps. Find out how to choose a mode, configure settings, use a benchmark tool, analyze results, and optimize configuration.

Introduced in SQL Server 2016, the query store is a data collection utility that captures data about query execution plans and runtime performance information, and stores them in the database for ...

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Microsoft's vaunted benchmarks for SQL Server 2000 were removed from the books for being noncompliant earlier this month. But the company is striking back with a vengeance, publishing four new ...