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Everything about Microsoft SQL Server

Family of database software by Microsoft

Microsoft SQL Server is a proprietary relational database management system developed by Microsoft using Structured Query Language. As a database server, it is a software product with the primary function of storing and retrieving data as requested by other software applications—which may run either on the same computer or on another computer across a network. Microsoft markets at least a dozen different editions of Microsoft SQL Server, aimed at different audiences and for workloads ranging from small single-machine applications to large Internet-facing applications with many concurrent users. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Microsoft SQL ServerA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Evaluating the Practical Effectiveness of LLM-Driven Index Tuning on Microsoft SQL ServerInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: MCSEThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Geospatial stream query processing using Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsightCited 47 times
  5. Go sideways: Adaptive Server EnterpriseA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: History of Microsoft SQL ServerA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. Editions
  3. Supplemental packages
  4. Architecture
  5. Data storage
  6. Data retrieval and programmability
  7. Service

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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