This comprehensive guide explore into some essential maintenance techniques and best practices to ensure your SQL Server deployment.
CTE or Temp Table: Choosing Where an Intermediate Result Lives
A CTE is a name, not a saved result. Build both versions on 20,000 rows, compare the plans, and see why the answer is never always one or the other.
SQL SERVER – Steps to Identify with Odd and Even Rows
Sometimes, when working with SQL, you might need to do something special with odd and even rows in your table. This can be a bit tricky.
The Locks, Blocks, and Deadlocks of SQL Server: Unraveling the Knots
SQL Server is no exception. However, it often leads to three common phenomena – locks, blocks, and deadlocks. SQL Diagnostic Manager SQL Server
Case-Insensitive Unique Constraints in a Case-Sensitive Database
Enforce case-insensitive unique user names in a case-sensitive database using an indexed computed column with an explicit collation.
SQL SERVER – Modern Explicit JOIN Syntax – A Brief Note
Over time, SQL has evolved and offers two distinct styles for performing JOIN operations: the old-style comma-separated join and the more modern explicit JOIN syntax.
SQL SERVER – Stripping HTML Tags from Text
In this blog post, we’ll explore a method for stripping these HTML tags from your text data using SQL Server. Let us explore the post.