When I meet SQL Server professionals, I am always interested to find out if they have deployed the latest version of SQL Server into production yet, if they are using Enterprise Edition, and, if so, ...

Regular cumulative updates ensure SQL Server stability, security and lifecycle management.

I have been testing SQL Server 2008 and I must admit, I’ve been impressed with the new features. I’ve written about some of the new functionality in past blog entries. One feature that I had not ...

SQL Server 2008, aka “Katmai,” gives SQL Server shops plenty of reasons to get excited. The best SQL Server release to date, it sports more nice new features than you can count, and the improvements ...

SQL Server 2008建立在之前SQL Server 版本的行业领先的性能之上，给你的公司提供了最高级的标准数据库性能。 使用事务处理性能委员会的TPC-C基准示范了SQL Server 的高性能，Microsoft是第一个发布更新的TCP-E基准结果的数据库销售商，这更精确地表现了现在公司里普遍存在的OLTP工作负载的种类。

Database troubleshooting is not for the faint of heart, especially when it comes to troubleshooting locking and blocking problems. Sometimes the elephant in the room is actually a rhino, a problem ...

If you’ve been managing databases for any length of time, you’ve probably had to contend with the “noisy neighbors” scenario. In this scenario, you have several applications, each with their own ...

Microsoft has made some big promises for SQL Server 2008, a major update of its enterprise database product. No precise date has yet been announced for the launch, but the new features have caught the ...