SQL Server has an optimizer that usually does a great job of optimizing code for the most effective execution. A query execution plan is the breakdown of how the optimizer will run (or ran) a query.

How Do I Download And Install Ssdt? SSDT can be installed using Visual Studio 2017 by searching for “installer” in the Windows Start menu. The installer will ask you for what edition of Visual Studio ...

This session is designed for .NET developers ready to get started with .NET Aspire using SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. With a focus on enterprise concerns, it promises that attendees will enhance ...

How Do I Get Sql Server Business Intelligence Development Studio? Business Intelligence Development Studio should now be open. Choose Business Intelligence Project from the list of projects… Click on ...

Code Focused Deleting All Data from a SQL Server Database There are times as a developer that you will want to be able to delete all the data from a database as efficiently as possible. Unfortunately, ...

Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a complicated ecosystem, and differentiating one tool from another is a challenge. Vicky Harp, lead program manager of the SQL Server tools team, clarifies ...

Your SQL Server database is slowly grinding to a halt, your DBA is on vacation, and you don’t know where to start. This is when you break out the SQL Server First Responder Kit. This open source ...

This excerpt from the upcoming book, SQL Server 2008 Administration in Action, introduces the role of service-level agreements (SLAs) as part of a DBA's overall strategy to maintaining reliable ...

Similar to Toad, Microsoft's SQL Server Management Studio Express is another important program that helps make database development more efficient.