Don't be afraid of using your chosen database's command-line client. I might as well say this up front: I don't like using GUI (aka non-command-line or graphical) tools with my databases. This is ...

SQL, or the structured query language, is a specialized programming language designed for working with databases. There are a few different variations of SQL from different organizations and projects, ...

In addition, he announced the availability of the Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) for SQL Server 2000, a tool designed to help database administrators (DBAs) develop better, more maintainable SQL Server ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

One reoccurring SQL Server question that I see: Why is my TempDB database so large and what can I go to reduce the size of TempDB? The answer requires some basic understanding of the internals of how ...