Microsoft has confirmed that Windows updates released since the October 2026 Patch Tuesday are causing SQL Server performance and stability issues.

The problem is that after the October 13 (KB5126646) update, connections created by SQL Server linked server queries might remain open. According to Microsoft, "As additional queries are performed, ...

Microsoft confirms recent Windows updates cause SQL Server performance and stability issues. An emergency fix is coming.

Explore server-side performance optimization with profiling, slow query analysis, caching and concurrency fixes for faster ...

A popular performance tuning book gets updated for SQL Server 2022, how does it fare? This well-liked SQL Server book examines performance from various angles, but concentrates on improvements related ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...

Patent-pending solution brings automated physical MDF and logical index fragmentation management to Microsoft SQL ...