It is indeed true Microsoft will official support ends of the product on July 9, 2019. Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.
SQL SERVER – SELECT 1 vs SELECT * – An Interesting Observation
Many times I have seen issue of SELECT 1 vs SELECT * discussed in terms of performance or readability while checking for existence of rows in table. I ran quick 4 tests about this observed that I am getting same result when used SELECT 1 and SELECT *. I think smart readers of this blog will come up the situation when SELECT 1 and SELECT * have different execution plan when used to find existence of rows.
SQLAuthority News – Latest SQL Server Management Studio Blogs
SQL Server Management Studio is an amazing product and I am personally a big fan of the same. Here are the few latest blog written on the same subject.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Licensing Model Compared to Other Database Products
Yesterday on this blog I wrote about SQL SERVER – 2005 – Understanding Licensing Model. I have received many questions about pricing and comparing SQL Server with other RDBMS. One of the reason I like SQL Server because I am strong believer of licensed software usage and SQL Server is…
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SQL SERVER – Understanding Licensing Models
The licensing structure has evolved to reflect advances in technology and diverse use cases. Below are the primary licensing models available:
SQL SERVER – Find All The User Defined Functions (UDF) – Part 2
Few days ago, I wrote about SQL SERVER – Find All The User Defined Functions (UDF) in a Database. Regular reader of this blog Madhivanan has suggested following alternate method to do the same task of finding all the user defined functions in database. USE AdventureWorks GO SELECT specific_name,specific_schema FROM…
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SQLAuthority News – Download SQL Server 2017
This was a very old blog post and I have decided to re-write this as it was no longer useful. In this blog post, we will learn about SQL Server 2017. Here is how you can download SQL Server 2017 related material.