What exactly does 1 unit of cost represent in SQL Query Analyzer execution plans? [ie: Subtree Cost: 41.2134] Obviously it is some form of measurement since a very simple "select @@version" is like ...

We have SQL Server 6.5 (soon to be 2000) and I was wondering if there is a query analyzer for Linux that would be able to execute queries on it.

With best-in-class ease of use on the Windows platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP2 combines strong administration abilities with leading-edge XML support. Though it's still Windows-centric, ...

Microsoft Corp. last week shipped software that adds reporting capabilities to SQL Server 2000, rounding out the line of business intelligence tools the company integrates with its relational database ...

Microsoft has added reporting capabilities to its SQL Server 2000 database, rounding out its business intelligence platform with a feature long sought by some of its customers. SQL Server 2000 ...

I have been testing SQL Server 2008 RC0 (Release Candidate Zero) that was made available recently and I must admit I am beginning to like it. Even the new logo is growing on me. There are many new ...

With the latest public preview available, it’s time to decide if you want to upgrade to Microsoft’s most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far. Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database ...

SQL Server is primarily built around a row-based table structure that connects related data elements in different tables to one another, avoiding the need to redundantly store data in multiple places ...