From AI-driven attacks to cutting-edge vector search capabilities, 2026 is redefining how we secure, optimize, and manage SQL databases. New SQL Server features, evolving threat landscapes, and modern ...

SQL Server 2025 delivers major performance upgrades alongside licensing changes that can reshape both operational speed and budget strategy. Smarter query execution, refined CPU scheduling, and better ...

This article explores how performance-focused code review works, what reviewers should look for, and how teams can prevent slowdowns long before users complain.

Idera SQL Diagnostic Manager provides real-time SQL Server performance monitoring, proactive alerting, and expert tuning advice. Idera SQL Diagnostic Manager is a comprehensive SQL Server performance ...

To simplify and provide clarity, Microsoft is introducing a consistent Extended Security Update pricing model so that customers pay the same list price regardless of: Deployment location: Azure, ...

New AI capabilities help DBAs move from performance visibility to performance resolution—turning slow queries into actionable index recommendations in minutes HOUSTON, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

Abstract: This study presents a comprehensive investigation into optimizing a SQL Server in a business production environment that was experiencing severe performance problems and frequent system ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

After experiencing weekly CDC failures caused by transaction log issues and logs suddenly chewing up disk space, I found myself repeatedly investigating the same questions: Why is the log so large?