Erin Stellato lists out all of the enhancements to statistics in SQL Server over the years, from SQL Server 7.0 all the way through to SQL Server 2017.
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) asks you to vote for and, more importantly, comment on a Connect item aimed at adding MAXDOP controls to statistics updates.
Jonathan Kehayias (@SQLPoolBoy) takes a closer look at a new trace flag that allows you to process multiple concurrent statistics updates on the same table.
Dan Holmes (sql.dnhlms.com) talks about a solution he developed to manually coerce statistics to be more accurate and produce better, more predictable execution plans.
Erin Stellato (@erinstellato) of SQLskills continues her series on proactive SQL Server health checks, this time focusing on mastering maintenance tasks.
Erin Stellato (@erinstellato) of SQLskills explains another reason she avoids the built-in sp_updatestats procedure: it doesn't consider indexed views.