Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works. Database ...

The ability to write parts of SQL queries in natural language will help developers speed up their work, analysts say.

In part 1 of my SQL Server 2022 features series, you learned about the improvements to the cardinality estimator component of query optimization. In this installment, you will learn about another ...

Microsoft updated its free MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with new Fabric connectivity and provisioning features in public preview, alongside GitHub Copilot slash commands and multiple ...

Query compilation and execution form the critical backbone of database systems, where high-level queries are translated into efficient low-level machine code and then executed to retrieve data.

SuperSQL is an extension of SQL that allows formatting and publishing of database contents into various kinds of application data directly as a result of a query. Possible application data output ...

A free tool to reduce coding for developers who like to surface T-SQL database recordsets in a simple collection of customized POCO objects. Every so often, I find myself wishing that I had a utility ...