One of the most common problems when running SQL Servers is slow queries. The help desk or database team usually hears that described as the application is slow or the database is slow.

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query ... subset of data from a big table and running smaller queries against it, you can speed things up for yourself and others by persisting the ...

Launch timing aside, SQL Server 2012 has released with a solid set of new features and improved technologies. You can download SQL Server 2012 at www.microsoft.com ...

In part 1 of my SQL Server ... executing the queries, it was the query waiting for a large, unneeded memory grant. When I changed compatibility mode back to 160, I repeated the test process.