SQL Server 2016 offers a new tool for performance tuning called Query Store. This holds metrics that let you quickly see when an execution plan change has negatively impacted the database.

SQL Query Store is a new feature offered in SQL Server 2016 that allows DBAs to see which queries ran when, how often and with what performance results to optimize queries and query plan selection.

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.

The three features of adaptive query processing can make SQL Server 2017 significantly faster at processing your workload. Not only that, but they also provide significant improvements without needing ...

Joey on SQL Server How To Use Query Store Hints in Azure SQL Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the ...

SQL Query Store is a new feature offered in SQL Server 2016 that allows DBAs to see which queries ran when, how often and with what performance results to optimize queries and query plan selection.