I hardly get hard time to come up with the title of the blog post. This was one of the blog post even though simple, I believe I have not come up with appropriate title: Group by Rows and Columns using XML PATH – Efficient Concating Trick. Anyway, here is the question I received.
SQLAuthority Contests – Get 50 Amazon Gift Cards – Experience NuoDB Starlings 1.0.2
SQL is the standard database language. It has been around since the 1970s. ACID (Atomic, Consistent, Isolated, and Durable) guarantees that the database tier handles the transaction processing in a consistent and reliable manner, freeing the application from managing these tasks (and freeing you from having to code them into the…
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SQL SERVER – Resolve Cannot Resolve Collation Conflict Error – SQL in Sixty Seconds #047
One of the most common errors database developer’s receives when they start working with database where there are different collation used. Collation is a very important concept but it is often ignored. First use the method displayed in this video to resolve your error and right away put your efforts…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – An Interesting Case of Redundant Indexes – Index on Col1, Col2 and Index on Col1, Col2, Col3 – Part 6
This is the sixth part of the series regarding Redundant Indexes. If have not read earlier part – there is quite a good chance that you will miss the context of this part. I quickly suggest you to read earlier four parts. On my production server I personally use embarcadero DB Optimizer for…
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SQL SERVER – Three Efficiency Tools for SQL Server From Devart
I just returned from successful road trip of TechEd India. The trip was extremely successful and I have got big chance to engage with community and friends. One of the most frequently asked question during the trip was what kind of efficiency tools do I use while working with SQL Server. I use many different tools and here is the list of my most favorite tools from Devart. If you are using them, do let me know as I would like to get your feedback about the tools.
SQL SERVER – Three Important Documentation to download – Standards Support, Protocol, Data Portability
SQL Server Standards Support Documentation If you are new to the documentation set or new to Microsoft SQL Server, reading the SQL Server system overview document will help familiarize you with the organization of the documentation set as well as with SQL Server concepts and how the protocols relate to…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Weekly Series – Memory Lane – #022
Here is the list of selected articles of SQLAuthority.com across all these years. Instead of just listing all the articles I have selected a few of my most favorite articles and have listed them here with additional notes below it. Let me know which one of the following is your…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – XML Data Type- SQL Queries 2012 Joes 2 Pros Volume 5 – XML Querying Techniques for SQL Server 2012
This chapter is abstract from the Beginning SQL 2012 – Joes 2 Pros Volume 5. Book On Amazon | Book On Flipkart Kit on Amazon | Kit on Flipkart Why buy this Book: SQL is full of relationship data with one to many relationships and so is XML. The Marriage between XML and SQL…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Executing Dynamic SQL – SQL Queries 2012 Joes 2 Pros Volume 4 – Query Programming Objects for SQL Server 2012
This chapter is abstract from the Beginning SQL 2012 – Joes 2 Pros Volume 4. Book On Amazon | Book On Flipkart Kit on Amazon | Kit on Flipkart Why buy this Book: As you get further into SQL you will discover areas you like more than others. Maybe your good at queries or…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Introduction to GUIDs – SQL Queries 2012 Joes 2 Pros Volume 3 – Advanced Query Tools and Techniques for SQL Server 2012
This chapter is abstract from the Beginning SQL 2012 – Joes 2 Pros Volume 3. Book On Amazon | Book On Flipkart Kit on Amazon | Kit on Flipkart Why buy this Book: We often learn good practices from the people that come before us. Sometimes we later learn why those practices make sense.…
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