With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the database and down to the client. SQL Server ...

As I discussed in an earlier column, SQL Server keeps a plan cached for each query it sees (assuming the query requires planning in the first place, of course). That's great for speeding up processing ...

450793 – Import Wizard in SQL 2005 cannot import from text file that was exported from SQL 2000 The current UI enforces a maximum of 1000 sampled rows so there is no way for a customer to scan more ...

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SQL Server 2005 got its first independently audited public scalability test this week when Hewlett-Packard posted results of a run of the database against the Transaction Processing Performance ...

See performance gains by using indexed views in SQL Server Your email has been sent A view is a saved T-SQL query in SQL Server. The view definition is stored by SQL Server so that it can be used as a ...

Microsoft Corp. Monday officially released its flagship database SQL Server 2005, a product the company said is now truly ready for big businesses. Microsoft officials are hoping that the Enterprise ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them. Database developers have it tough.