r/MSSQL

3k members
r/MSSQL is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses sql, mssql, server, query, and sql server, and they frequently recommend/review web hosting.
Anything to do with Microsoft SQL Server aka MSSQL.

Popular Themes in r/MSSQL

#1
Solution Requests
: "Pushing database access audit logs to Datadog"
9 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Transition from SSMS to JetBrains DataGrip: 10 tips"
9 posts
#3
News
: "Redgate Software has acquired the assets of PASS, including SQL Saturday and reviving Summit"
6 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "I have a failover cluster instance, on SQL Server Standard 2017, that won't start on one node."
1 post

Popular Topics in r/MSSQL

#1

Sql

: "Where can I find an existing MSSql DBA certification issued by Microsoft?"
90 posts
#2

Mssql

: "Is it faster to do filtering Mssql side or is it faster to do filtering backend side?"
84 posts
#3

Server

: "Polybase with SQL Server 2022 on Linux"
60 posts
#4

Query

: "list child items from Query"
16 posts
#5

Sql Server

13 posts
#6

Performance

: "SSIS Performance tuning with postgres(psqlODBC) connection"
9 posts
#7

Data

: "How to insert Data into a column in MSSQL?"
8 posts
#8

Cluster

: "I have a failover Cluster instance, on SQL Server Standard 2017, that won't start on one node."
7 posts
#9

Connection

: "Issues connecting to local DB?"
6 posts
#10

Backup

6 posts

Products Discussed in r/MSSQL

Web Hosting

6 reviews
#1
Azure
3.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Asphostportal
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Oracle Apex
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/MSSQL

#1
SQL Question
: "Is it faster to do filtering MSSQL side or is it faster to do filtering backend side?"
17 posts
#2
Tutorial
: "The Top 10 Developer Mistakes That Won't Scale on Microsoft SQL Server [Brent Ozar]"
11 posts
#3
Server Question
: "What are things to avoid in a stored procedure to avoid causing a deadlock?"
10 posts
#4
Best Practice
: "Exception Handling and Rollback Transaction in SQL Server Stored Procedure"
9 posts
#5
Humor
: "Riddle: Why is it pronounced NVARCHAR and not NVARCHAR?"
7 posts
#6
Tip
: "[Blog] Copy a large table between servers, a couple wrong ways, maybe one right way"
7 posts
#7
News
: "Redgate Software has acquired the assets of PASS, including SQL Saturday and reviving Summit"
6 posts
#8
Q & A
: "How Do I Know If My Query is Good Enough for Production? - Brent Ozar"
5 posts
#9
Query Tuning
: "How to run your CTE just once, and re-use the output"
4 posts
#10
Script
: "SQL Function to Generate Date Table"
4 posts

Member Growth in r/MSSQL

Yearly
+349 members(15.8%)

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Last updated: June 1, 2026