SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part ...

Understanding Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads.

A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have a firm understanding of the SQL Server database engine's system databases. Tim Chapman discusses these system databases.

MultiValue databases continue to underpin critical applications in many organizations, but frequently there is also the need to integrate MV data with another database management system, and often ...

That is not the case. What the NOLOCK hint does is enforce SQL Server's Read Uncommitted isolation level, which allows for what is known as dirty reads. What does this mean for your application?

Microsoft’s Bradley Ball dives into the inner workings of SQL Server indexing to help developers and DBAs speak the same ...

SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.