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Resources from the Microsoft SQL Server and Azure Data Services Teams

Microsoft References from the Azure Data Services Team

PowerPoint Decks, Sample Code and helpful Resources

The Microsoft SQL Server organization (along with its parent, the Microsoft Azure Data Team) has several useful references we have created. While not an exhaustive list, here are a few we think you'll find useful.

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PowerPoint Decks and Presentation Materials

These PowerPoint Decks deal with SQL Server in general, for many different versions and editions. If you find a dead link, hit up the Issues link above to report it.

Deck Location	Description
OneDrive	Bob Ward's Presentations - Source Slide Decks
GitHub	Tiger Team Presentations - Source Slide Decks and Demonstrations

Sample Code from Demos and Courses

These references deal with SQL Server code samples from our courses and other uses, for many different versions and editions. If you find a dead link, hit up the Issues link above to report it.

Code Sample Location	Description
http://aka.ms/bobsqldemos	Bob Ward's Demonstrations - Sample Code
http://aka.ms/annalytics	Anna Thomas' Demonstrations and Resources
GitHub	SQL Server Samples - Sample Code

General References and Resources

These references deal with SQL Server in general, for many different versions and editions. If you find a dead link, hit up the Issues link above to report it.

Resource	Description
http://aka.ms/AID	Adaptive Index Defrag for intelligent management of indexes and statistics
http://aka.ms/AzureSQLTeam	Azure SQL Team blog
http://aka.ms/BPCheck	Performance and Best Practices Check for SQL Server and Azure SQL
http://aka.ms/DBCompat	Compatibility Certification for SQL Server and Azure SQL
http://aka.ms/ESUFAQ	Extended Security Updates program FAQ
http://aka.ms/IQP	Intelligent Query Processing in SQL databases
http://aka.ms/IQPDemos	Intelligent Query Processing Demos
http://aka.ms/InternationalTSQL	Write International T-SQL Statements
http://aka.ms/SQLCapacityLimits	Capacity Limits for SQL Server
http://aka.ms/SQLConventions	T-SQL Conventions and Syntax
http://aka.ms/SQLErrors	Errors and Events Reference (Database Engine)
http://aka.ms/SQLFeedback	Submit feedback to the SQL Server team
http://aka.ms/SQLIaaSPerf	Performance guidelines for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines
http://aka.ms/SQLLifecycle	SQL Server Lifecycle Dates
http://aka.ms/SQL2019Notebooks	Azure Data Studio Notebooks for evaluating the NEW features of SQL Server 2019
http://aka.ms/SQLOperators	Showplan Logical and Physical Operators Reference
http://aka.ms/SQLPerfCenter	Performance Center for SQL Server Database Engine and Azure SQL Database
http://aka.ms/SQLPerfCounters	SQL Server Performance Counters reference
http://aka.ms/SQLServerGuides	All official SQL Server Guide publications containing information on Database Engine internals
http://aka.ms/SQLServerSamples	SQL Server Samples Repository that demonstrate how to use Microsoft's SQL products including SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse
http://aka.ms/SQLServerTeam	SQL Server Team blog
http://aka.ms/SQLStandards	SQL Server Standards Support
http://aka.ms/SQLUnicode	Collation and Unicode support
http://aka.ms/SQLUpdates	Latest SQL Server Builds
http://aka.ms/SQLWorkshops	In-Depth Training from the Azure Data Services Team
http://aka.ms/TigerToolbox	SQL Server Tiger Team Toolbox
http://aka.ms/TraceFlags	SQL Server Trace Flags
http://aka.ms/uspWhatsUp	Report all you need to know about in-flight queries and any blocking in SQL Server. Also available as SQL Notebook