Joey on SQL Server Why Activity Monitor May Be Hurting Your SQL Server's Performance As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data. Here are some ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. Mature disciplines-from medicine to aviation to ...

Joey on SQL Server End of Support: SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Upgrade Options It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers ...

SQL Server is a robust and mature product and the number of features available to database administrators and developers continues to mount. Do not let fear of upgrading – to a new version or to a new ...

They can start with low-risk, high-reward options and then gradually progress to a stretched database approach. SQL Server 2016 offers migration assistance that provides a straightforward method for ...

To that end, it’s announcing the availability of a new SQL Database service hosted on its Azure cloud platform to replace SQL Server 2008 and AQL Server 2008R2.

Intel's Hyperthreading Technology (HT) is being blamed for server performance problems. With both SQL Server and Citrix Terminal Server installations, HT-enabled motherboards show markedly ...