A 504 error usually indicates a gateway timeout, meaning the server is taking too long to respond. If this has been happening consistently, it might be an issue with the...

If RedGate and ApexSQL Doc don’t fully meet your needs, another solid option is Dataedo, it’s great for capturing design decisions, relationships, and even business logic explanations.

SSMS doesn't natively display data types in the diagram view, likely to keep the interface clean and focused on relationships rather than detailed schema information. However, I agree that seeing...

Extended Events can definitely help with baselining, but as mentioned, they are more suited for diagnostics than continuous performance tracking. If you're looking for resource utilization metrics, DMVs like sys.dm_os_wait_stats,...

Yes, it's possible to sync SQL Server with Kafka in real time. You have two main approaches: handling it within your .NET API or configuring it directly in SQL Server.

If...