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We are developing an asp.net web application for an internal company website. The web app makes heavy use of an SQL database and I feel that future bottlenecks will come down to SQL performance. In ...

I have been testing SQL Server 2005 SP3 CTP this week. This Beta version of SP3, which is due out for official release before the end of the year, includes all of the previous cumulative updates for ...

Due to my background working with other major database platforms such as Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, I’ve long been an advocate for the SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA). This powerful and easy ...

The Microsoft Azure Load Testing service is now commercially released, according to a Wednesday Microsoft announcement. The service lets organizations test applications for performance bottlenecks, ...