Single-file T-SQL script that snapshots a SQL Server database's performance signals and schema into one Markdown report, designed to be read by humans and analysed by LLMs such as ChatGPT or Claude.

This paper demystifies query tuning by providing a rigorous 12-step process that database professionals at any level can use to systematically assess and adjust query performance, starting from the ...

Query tuning is key to peak performance in SQL Server databases. However, lots of developers and DBAs constantly struggle to pinpoint the root cause of performance issues and spend way too much time ...

As part of its ongoing program to continuously release improvements for its SQL Server performance monitoring tool, Redgate Software announced today a new feature to ease the problems DBAs and ...

Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL Server 2019 and SQL Server Big Data Clusters at its Ignite conference on Monday. SQL Server 2019 builds on intelligent query processing features ...

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 ...