The much-used Microsoft SQL Profiler is a tool headed toward obsolescence. What options are available once the tool is deprecated? We examine SQL Server Extended Events as a possibility. The ...

Microsoft has updated its SQL Server Management Studio to version 17.3, adding two features along with various minor enhancements and bug fixes. The Import Flat File Wizard streamlines the process of ...

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?

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 ...

1.Q: A SQL Server is running slow suddenly. What’s the first thing you check? A: Start with sp_whoisactive / Activity Monitor to see active sessions, blocking chains, high CPU queries, or waits. Then ...

Microsoft SQL Server's relational engine has offered new instrumentation that improves by light years with each new release. The introduction of Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) in SQL Server 2005 ...

A collection of Claude Code skills covering the full SQL Server performance tuning workflow — from static T-SQL source review to execution plan analysis, I/O statistics, workload traces, index ...