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 ...

An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine since its inception. Database engines like SQL Server are incredibly complex ...

Query Store is a powerful but still underutilized feature in SQL Server. Many database administrators are not yet taking advantage of its capabilities, despite its ability to significantly improve ...

Get started using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to connect to your Azure SQL Database and run some Transact-SQL (T-SQL) commands. Releases of SSMS prior to 18.6 don't authenticate to Database ...

As a database administrator, managing the performance of SQL Server is a critical task, and Query Store is a powerful feature that can help you in this endeavor. Introduced in SQL Server 2016, Query ...