Structured Query Language (SQL) is a standard for communicating with a database that is maintained by ANSI. The latest version is SQL-99, though a new standard is in the works (SQL-200n).

Joey on SQL Server A Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 1 An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the ...

As I discussed in an earlier column, SQL Server keeps a plan cached for each query it sees (assuming the query requires planning in the first place, of course). That's great for speeding up processing ...

As we saw in the last article, the SQL SELECT statement has the widest variety of query options, which are used to control the way data is returned. These options come in the form of clauses ...

Assuring optimal performance of database applications starts with coding properly formulated SQL. Poorly written SQL and application code is the cause of most performance problems. As much as 75% of ...

If those 2-3 other client apps will query data from SQL, you need to account for those end-users also with valid CALs or a core license depending on which best fits cost wise.

Dino Esposito explains JSON-to-rowset native support in SQL Server 2016 and provides a realistic perspective of data query when you have JSON data stored in the database.

Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features ...

Joey on SQL Server Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 2: PSP Optimization Reduce workload times with this handy feature that can benefit every database pro.