How? I've tried every variation that I can think of and it will never let me complete a nested query...<BR><BR>Example:<BR><BR>q = "(SELECT TOP 5 * FROM data WHERE ID ...

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 ...

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 ...