IDERA has released SQL Query Store Optimizer, a new tool in its portfolio of database monitoring tools to help database administrators (DBAs) manage and troubleshoot SQL Query Stores in SQL Server ...

Discover essential tools for profiling and optimizing SQL Server queries to enhance database performance.

IDERA today released SQL Query Store Optimizer, the latest free tool in its portfolio of database monitoring tools, to help DBAs easily manage and tro ...

Learn how to influence the query optimizer in SQL Server to generate better execution plans for your SQL queries, using hints, query store, plan guides, and more.

While the last two versions of SQL Server focused on improving performance by offering new features, SQL Server 2016 looks inwards towards improving existing functionality.

Query optimization for such system is a challenging and important problem. In this paper we describe the Query Optimizer inside the SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse product (PDW QO). We leverage ...

Caution Because the SQL Server Query Optimizer typically selects the best execution plan for a query, we recommend only using hints as a last resort for experienced developers and database ...

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.

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.