Understanding SQL Server Query Optimization – Part 3
A critical part of database design and management is index design. Index design involves balancing space requirements and the resource...
2013-12-14
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Understanding Triggers
A trigger is a specialized stored procedure that activates (executes) in response to an event. There are two basic trigger...
2013-12-14
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Back to basics: Transact-SQL programming fundamentals – (Part 1)
SQL Server users use Transact-SQL programming to create sets of statements for ad-hoc execution. The aim of the Transact-SQL programming...
2013-10-22
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Back to basics: Transact-SQL programming fundamentals – (Part 2)
In the first of this three-part series, you will learned how to use scripts and batches, and basics of T-SQL...
2013-10-22
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2013-09-20
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Guide to SQL Server Table Indexes – (Part 4)
Checkout the part-4 of my five part article series on Guide to SQL Server Table Indexeshere, in which you will learn...
2013-09-17
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Manage your SQL Server databases with SQL DMVs
Microsoft ships SQL Server with several built-in tools that database administrators (DBAs) can use to manage their SQL Server environment....
2013-09-17
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Planning for Recovery
A database server is generally a mission critical component. Having a recovery plan is essential to ensure the business can...
2013-09-17
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Understanding SQL Query Optimization – (Part 1)
Most of the activity of the database server is related to queries. Because of this, query optimization is often a...
2013-09-17
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Understanding SQL Server Full-text Indexing – (Part 1)
SQL Server allows applications and users to execute full- text search queries against character based data in SQL Server tables....
2013-09-17
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In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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