For years, I avoided cascading foreign keys without fully understanding why. Then I discovered what SQL Server really does under the hood - escalating locking behavior to guarantee consistency. Combine that with missing indexes, and a simple delete can lock entire tables. Here’s why ON DELETE CASCADE deserves more respect than we give it.

Many SQL Server DBAs rely on automated statistics maintenance solutions, but they might be unaware of a corner case that can cause statistics to remain empty forever.

When founding a startup, one of the critical technical decisions you'll face is selecting the right database. This choice can...