A Strange Query

Running Steve's Code

New SQL Server 2022 Functions

There were a number of T-SQL functions added in SQL Server 2022. Today Steve asks if you are using any of these in your work.

Should That Be One Update Statement or Multiple?

Let’s say we have a couple of update statements we need to run every 15 minutes in the Stack Overflow database, and we’ve built indexes to support them:

A Strange Result

What's the Ceiling?

Comparing Images

Using Outer Joins

Optimize SQL LIKE Wildcard Searches

Learn about different ways to improve the performance of full wild card text searches to find strings in SQL Server tables.

The LAGging NULL