r/SQLServer is a subreddit with 66k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses sql server, struggling, ssms, sql, and ssis, and they frequently recommend/review dictation software.
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Popular Themes in r/SQLServer
#1
Advice Requests
: "[Advice Needed] Best strategy to partition and clean a 600GB Heap (500M rows) in a 24/7 Opcenter MES SQL Server Database?"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Open Source, Free Visual Database Schema Editor & ERD Tool for SQL Server"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Need to vent. Where are people finding this? Who is recommending they do this?"
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "New Release: Performance Studio for SQL Server (FREE|MIT)"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "July 2026 | Job Opportunities"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SQLServer
#1
Sql Server
: "Article: "Sql Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love" Am curious to hear what you all think"
31 posts
#2
Struggling
9 posts
#3
Ssms
: "Preview for schema compare and SQL formatting landed in Ssms 22.7"
9 posts
#4
Sql
: "msSql-python 1.9.0 released — Row support in Bulk Copy, correct NULL parameter typing, portable wheels"
5 posts
#5
Ssis
: "Ssis alternative"
4 posts
#6
Looking For
4 posts
#7
Versioncontrol
3 posts
#8
Performance
: "Darling Data SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting Procedures"
3 posts
#9
Log Shipping
3 posts
#10
Mssql
: "Bulk copy with the Mssql-python driver for Python"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/SQLServer
Dictation Software
1 review
#1
Windows 10 Speech Recognition
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/SQLServer
#1
Community Share
: "Interview with a DBA [Humor]"
99 posts
#2
Question
: "SQL Server performance tips beyond indexing? What actually makes a difference?"
49 posts
#3
Discussion
: "OMG! I Just Discovered Query Execution Plans 😳"
46 posts
#4
Certification
: "New certification "Microsoft Certified: SQL AI Developer Associate" and the DP-800 exam is now generally available"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/SQLServer
Yearly
+8k members(13.2%)
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Last updated: July 13, 2026