General availability on newer Linux distributions and CU1 signal a push toward stability, security and production readiness.

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...

At the upcoming Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas developer conference, SQL expert Denny Cherry will share essential indexing strategies to boost performance in SQL Server databases--from 2000 to 2025.

A Version 6 PROC SQL Pass-Through view does not need to be updated to be used in Version 7 or Version 8. The conversion of PROC SQL Pass-Through views is automatic and does not require you to use the ...

Running on SQL Server 2008 (so views support parameters I believe). Looking for the best way to manage giving out controlled and restricted access to our data based on logins. Basic example. A table ...

Microsoft SQL Server's relational engine has offered new instrumentation that improves by light years with each new release. The introduction of Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) in SQL Server 2005 ...

This article explains how to repair the MDF file using the native repair methods and how to use a Reliable MDF file Repair ...