CPU issues have long been the bane of database and system administrators. I have worked on enterprise databases since the mid-1980s and seen three significant eras for CPU architecture and ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released technology previews of SQL Azure, the database for its Azure cloud infrastructure platform, and SQL Server StreamInsight, its entry in the CEP (complex event processing) ...

Expert Tips for Using SQL Server’s Extended Events and Notifications SQL Server offers plenty of details on problems that have already occurred. But what about potential issues lurking in the shadows?

Microsoft Defender bug mislabels SQL Server versions as unsupported software Fix rolling out to reverse code change behind inaccurate end-of-life tagging Recent Defender issues highlight ongoing ...

DBAs need access to timely, detailed information in order to act, rather than information that requires further investigation. Read this paper and learn how to leverage event notifications and ...

Update: Microsoft released SQL Server 2019 CU8 with a fix for the reliability issue that impacted SQL Server 2019 CU7. Microsoft pulled the Cumulative Update package 7 (CU7) for SQL Server 2019 ...