For this reason, SQL Server stores execution plans in a cache (called the plan cache), so that the stored execution plan is reused for subsequent executions of a given query.

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 ...

Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...

I have a test server hosting several sites using SQL Server Express and SQL Management Studio Express. I've seen one site have an occasional issue where queries to a particular table (the ...

We have SQL Server 6.5 (soon to be 2000) and I was wondering if there is a query analyzer for Linux that would be able to execute queries on it.

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

However, there are any number of queries in any application that SQL Server may never see again (at least in, for example, the next 24 hours). The plans for these "one-time" queries are taking up ...

Execute SQL tasks run stored procedures or SQL queries from SSIS packages. A task executes any SQL statements that have been passed to it in sequential order. It provides you with a handy way to ...

Now, when the query store sees your query text and a hint exists for that query, the query is always executed with that hint. SQL Server 2022 introduces CE feedback, which, based on the data ...