A general rule of thumb for tuning database applications is "80 percent application, 20 percent database." This means that, on average, developers can tune 20 percent of performance problems by ...

Specifies the current catalog name. To change it, type a two-level name or ? to list all possible catalogs. Then make a selection from the resulting Select a Member window. Displays the number of ...

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server up and running.

Microsoft has announced it has completed development on the latest version of its SQL database software package, SQL Server 2014, with the software set to be released on April 1. SQL databases are ...