Indexes are fundamental to database performance, but too often, they’re treated as “set it and forget it” structures. As the data landscape evolves—with hybrid cloud deployments, real-time analytics, ...

¹ For [!INCLUDE [ssSDS](../../includes/sssds-md.md)], columnstore indexes are available in [!INCLUDE [ssazure-sqldb](../../includes/ssazure-sqldb.md)] DTU ...

As you may know, an index is a database object with its own storage that provides a fast access path into a collection. Indexes exist primarily to enhance performance, so using indexes effectively is ...

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...

Vector databases and search aren’t new, but vectorization is essential for generative AI and working with LLMs. Here's what you need to know. One of my first projects as a software developer was ...

[!INCLUDE [SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdb-asdbmi.md)] Disk space is an important consideration ...