Nov 18, 2025 · Learn about monitoring databases to assess server performance, using periodic snapshots and gathering data continuously to track performance trends.

Nov 18, 2025 · The Query Store can be used to discover and tune query performance in all SQL Server and Azure SQL platforms.

Sep 4, 2025 · Learn about SQL Server monitoring and tuning tools and how to choose the right one depending on the type of monitoring and the events to monitor.

Nov 18, 2025 · Intelligent query processing features to improve query performance in SQL Server, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure SQL Database.

Feb 27, 2025 · Learn about tuning database applications and databases for performance in Azure SQL Database.

Ability to use tools for running queries against a Microsoft SQL database, either on-premises on cloud-based. Ability to write code in the SQL language, particularly the Microsoft T-SQL dialect, at a basic …

Aug 27, 2024 · Find the information that you need about performance in the SQL Server Database Engine and Azure SQL Database.

Jan 10, 2025 · This article describes how to handle a performance issue that database applications may experience when using SQL Server: slow performance of a specific query or group of queries.

Automatic tuning, introduced in SQL Server 2017 (14.x), notifies you whenever a potential performance issue is detected and lets you apply corrective actions, or lets the Database Engine automatically fix …

In the SQL Server Database Engine, using parameters or parameter markers in Transact-SQL (T-SQL) statements increases the ability of the relational engine to match new T-SQL statements with …