Learn how to manage SQL Server Query Store for database performance monitoring and troubleshooting with easy steps.

As of the November update of Power Query, it’s now possible to write your own SQL query when you’re moving data out of SQL Server into Excel using Power Query. So I got thinking… if you can write y… ...

Spread the loveSQL (Structured Query Language) is a powerful programming language that allows you to interact with databases and perform various operations such as creating, querying, updating, and ...

An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine since its inception.

On Azure SQL Managed Instance, most, but not all SQL Server Agent features are currently supported. See Azure SQL Managed Instance T-SQL differences from SQL Server for details. This topic describes ...

SQL Server Agent uses SQL Server to store job information. Jobs contain one or more job steps. Each step contains its own task, for example, backing up a database. SQL Server Agent can run a job on a ...

Fortunately, Microsoft offers exceptional tools and support to help you smoothly upgrade from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2014 and Microsoft Azure SQL Database before the end-of-support deadline on ...

Working out how long a Power Query M query takes to run – the first step to troubleshooting refresh performance problems in Power BI or Excel – is something I have blogged about several times (see … ...

Step 3: Identify your upgrade strategy As the end-of-support deadline for SQL Server 2005 draws near (April 12, 2016), you are probably starting to think about your upgrade strategy. Upgrading SQL ...