In earlier versions of SQL Server, after selecting a join algorithm, SQL Server had to process it even if a better alternative might be available. In SQL Server 2017, the query optimizer can now sense ...

This column looks at the reverse process: accepting JSON objects and converting them into relational tables that can be used in any SQL statement. Two caveats: First, even if you’re working with SQL ...

A Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 1. An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine ...

A pass-through query allows you to speak to a non-SQL Server database. Traditionally, a pass-through query is written in the server’s native dialect and then passed to the server.