Ars Technica

If not using stored procedures, what do you use to write/test/debug SQL queries?

I recently wrote a .NET web application for work. I always make a data access class with methods for getting data, but I usually just point the methods to stored procedures. This time, I decided to ...
Computerworld

Test Center: Deep dive into SQL Server 2008

SQL Server 2008, aka “Katmai,” gives SQL Server shops plenty of reasons to get excited. The best SQL Server release to date, it sports more nice new features than you can count, and the improvements ...
Redmond Magazine

Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 2: PSP Optimization

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 ...
ZDNet

Microsoft delivers first test build of next-generation SQL Server 'Denali'

Microsoft is making available for download on November 9 the first test version of its next-generation SQL Server release, code-named "Denali." The company announced the availability of the Community ...