Waqas Ahmad — Software Architect & Technical Consultant

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👋 Hi, I'm Waqas — a Software Architect and Technical Consultant specializing in .NET, Azure, microservices, and API-first system design..
I help companies build reliable, maintainable, and high-performance backend platforms that scale.

Experienced across engineering ecosystems shaped by Microsoft, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and the Apache Software Foundation.

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SQL Server

Definition

Microsoft relational database; article covers performance tuning for application developers.

As defined in the knowledge graph

Relational engine; clustered and nonclustered indexes; Azure SQL same concepts. — From: Database Indexing Strategies: When and What to Index
Primary target for EF Core in article; same patterns for Azure SQL and PostgreSQL. — From: Database Optimization with Entity Framework Core
Relational engine; supports all common isolation levels including Snapshot. — From: Database Transactions and Isolation Levels: In-Depth with .NET

Related concepts

Clustered Index Entity Framework Core LINQ Query Store

Articles mentioning this concept

Database Indexing Strategies: When and What to Index Database Optimization with Entity Framework Core Database Transactions and Isolation Levels: In-Depth with .NET SQL Server Performance Tuning for Application Developers