Joey on SQL Server. A Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 1. An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to ...

SQL is the leading language for developing and querying databases, but it has a few quirks.In my last article, I shared 7 SQL mistakes to avoid.Now, let’s take a look at 9 best practices for ...

SQL is neither the fastest nor the most elegant way to talk to databases, but it is the best way we have. Here’s why Today, Structured Query Language is the standard means of manipulating and ...

The same can't be said for other complex types such as XML, CLR and Spatial that are still on the waiting list. In this column, I focused on the JSON-to-rowset scenario. However, SQL Server 2016 also ...

Dynamic T-SQL queries built from non-validated user input should never be included in a production application. Obtaining the Schema To generate a POCO class matching a query or stored procedure, use ...

In earlier versions of SQL Server, after selecting a join algorithm, SQL Server had to process it even if a better alternative might be available. In SQL Server 2017, the query optimizer can now sense ...

Unlike the previous version of SQL Server, SQL Server 2000 lets you specify collations for almost any task, at virtually every level within a database — from table column to SELECT statement.

In this example, Transact-SQL will create a new table with all columns from the rows in "old_table" in which the last name starts with "Ja." Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...