The release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.7 is now generally available for download. Today we’re sharing some of the updates from the release and the ongoing work in SQL Server Management ...

A query shortcut allows you to execute code simply by hitting Ctrl and a number key. Cool. But first, there are a few things to know about query shortcuts: ...

Data warehousing and analytic workloads often need to scan large amounts of data, and can greatly benefit from columnstore indexes. In contrast, rowstore (B+-tree) indexes are most effective for ...