A window is defined using the OVER() clause in SQL. Functions are predefined in SQL and you use them to perform operations on data. They let you do things like aggregating data, formatting ...

Like most databases created in the last few decades, SQL Server ... the query that use them. Which, according to Microsoft, involves a context switch from the query to the function and back ...

it will continue to play a critical role in how we interact with and use data. With such a huge percentage of all our IT systems relying on data to function, SQL will not be going away any time soon.

If you ever need to sort character strings stored in SQL Server fields, check out this demonstration of how to write a common sorting algorithm using SQL ... to the sorting function, I need ...