SQL Server 2016 offers a new tool for performance tuning called Query Store. This holds metrics that let you quickly see when an execution plan change has negatively impacted the database.

SQL Server 2022 introduces CE feedback, which, based on the data collected in the query store, learns which CE model assumptions are valid over time for your queries.

SQL Query Store is a new feature offered in SQL Server 2016 that allows DBAs to see which queries ran when, how often and with what performance results to optimize queries and query plan selection.

Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.