Idera Announces General Availability of SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.0, Introducing AI-Powered Query and Workload Index Optimization for SQL Server

New AI capabilities help DBAs move from performance visibility to performance resolution--turning slow queries into actionable index recommendations in minutes HOUSTON, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
Redmond Magazine

Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 2: PSP Optimization

In part 1 of my SQL Server 2022 features series, you learned about the improvements to the cardinality estimator component of query optimization. In this installment, you will learn about another ...
dbta

The Fundamental Guide to SQL Query Optimization

If you're seeking to optimize your SQL queries and make the most of your database, this fundamental guide is an excellent resource. You'll learn the essential techniques to enhance database ...
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Adaptive Query Processing in SQL Server 2017

In SQL Server 2017, when the query optimizer encounters code with a multi-statement TVF, the query optimizer will pause optimization, execute the TVF subtree to get a very accurate cardinality ...
Ars Technica

SQL query optimization help

I'm on a project that inherited some old generalized metadata search code and it can get terribly bogged down speed-wise. It's a bit annoying wait a couple minutes for a search to run: an example ...
Analytics Insight

SQL Developer in 2026: Roles, Skills, and Career Path Explained

Overview: SQL developers manage structured databases that power payments, healthcare, retail, and cloud systems.Cloud ...