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I had an interesting talk with a dev today about how to troubleshoot SQL issues. I had an interesting talk with a dev today about how to troubleshoot SQL issues. The issue was this: we had a case ...

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With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the database and down to the client. SQL Server ...

One of the most common problems when running SQL Servers is slow queries. The help desk or database team usually hears that described as the application is slow or ...