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Developers working with SQL Server often treat indexing as a DBA's domain--something happening "under the hood" that doesn't require much attention unless performance takes a hit. But ignoring the ...

A SQL Server expert gives his take on the absolute, No. 1, very worst thing IT pros can do when it comes to indexing. Consultant, author and Microsoft MVP Denny Cherry travels the world helping ...

The indexes on a the tables of a large database make a huge difference in its performance and utility. Without an index, locating a single record in a large table can take several seconds; with the ...

I was wondering if anyone else had some kind of experience doing text similarity tests on documents using SQL Server 2005?<br><br>I am working on an OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) platform that ...

I've got a stored procedure that runs a FTI query against a table. If there's no activity on the server for a while then the first time that procedure is called it times out; subsequent calls work ...

As developers look to harness the power of AI in their applications, one of the most exciting advancements is the ability to enrich existing databases with semantic understanding through vector search ...