Microsoft confirms recent Windows updates cause SQL Server performance and stability issues. An emergency fix is coming.

The problem is that after the October 13 (KB5126646) update, connections created by SQL Server linked server queries might remain open. According to Microsoft, "As additional queries are performed, ...

With over two decades of IT experience, Microsoft data platform MVP Thomas LaRock has seen nearly every SQL Server troubleshooting nightmare under the sun. In an upcoming session called "The Top 5 ...

Hard SQL interview questions test the advanced problem solving skills expected in many medium and senior level data analyst roles. The first challenge uses ROW NUMBER with PARTITION BY, a subquery, ...

Database admins are able to find storage performance problems easily using Performance Monitor. But why is it so hard to get storage administrators to find and fix storage performance problems? To ...