SQL Server: Functions vs. Stored Procedures to return result sets

A while back, I was building the database schema for a web application which had some reporting functionality and among...

SQL Server: DATETIME vs DATETIME2

When it comes to a choice between data types for a field in a SQL Server database's table, an issue...

Fastest way to create and distribute a dynamic report from SQL Server

From request to delivery in 5 minutes or less! xSQL RSS Reporter for SQL Server enables you to generate standard...

Tables can't be compared

"I am trying to compare two databases and xSQL Data Compare has marked all table pairs with a red X and...

Database synchronization in the Software Development Life Cycle

Reading the title, most of you are probably thinking: What does database synchronization have to do with the Software Development...

Documenting databases

Open any book or article about database development and administration, and I can all but guarantee that you will find...

Comparing and synchronizing Oracle databases

Applies to: xSQL Oracle Data Compare v1.0 - 2.0

As you may have noticed, most of the articles in this blog focus...

How to deploy your SQL Server database to a remote server

CASE 1: you have direct access to both the SQL Server where the source database is and the SQL Server...

Comparing xSQL Schema Snapshots

Applies to: xSQL Schema Compare v7.0.0 – 9.0.2
Before I develop a scenario where xSQL Schema Compare snapshot comparison is necessary let’s...

Why is SQL Server scanning the clustered index when I have an index on the column I am filtering on?

*Originally published in our old blog on January 2009

I ran into a very simple SQL Server performance related question the...