If you haven't been living under a rock for the last 10 years (14 if you count the read-only days), you've probably heard about SQL Server's columnstore engine.
Read moreWe are pleased to announce SMT 1.14.0, one of the most significant SMT releases to date. This version introduces Custom Pages, a completely redesigned chart engine, advanced query recompilation analysis, Plan Guide management, monitoring controls directly
Read moreYou open your performance analytics tool to check the top wait types, expecting the usual suspects like PAGEIOLATCH or CXPACKET. Instead, staring back at you is a strange, rarely seen wait type: PREEMPTIVE_OS_QUERYREGISTRY.
Read moreLast week, between the 11th and 13th of May 2026, we once again returned to SQL Day in Wrocław.
Read moreIn the world of database administration, index maintenance is a necessary evil. Done right, it keeps your queries snappy; done wrong, it becomes a resource-hungry monster that eats your maintenance window alive.
Read moreWhen investigating performance degradation in SQL Server, we often look at missing indexes, outdated statistics, or bloated execution plans. However, sometimes the root cause lives entirely outside the database engine...
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