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SQL SERVER – Enumerations in Relational Database – Best Practice
Marko Parkkola This article has been submitted by Marko Parkkola, Data systems designer at Saarionen Oy, Finland. Marko is excellent developer and always thinking at next level. You can read his earlier comment which created very interesting discussion here: SQL SERVER- IF EXISTS(Select null from table) vs IF EXISTS(Select 1…
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SQLAuthority News – Excellent Event – TechEd Sri Lanka – Feb 8, 2010
TechEd Sri Lanka was held at Waters Edge, Colombo between Feb 8 and Feb 10, 2010. It was one of the largest successful technical event in Sri Lanka. I was extremely surprised to how technically sound this event was and how excited the TechEd attendees were. I presented there on…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – INSERT TOP (N) INTO Table – Using Top with INSERT
During my recent training at one of the clients, I was asked regarding the enhancement in TOP clause. When I demonstrated my script regarding how TOP works along with INSERT, one of the attendees suggested that I should also write about this script on my blog. Let me share this…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit
Note: Download SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit by Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 offers an impressive array of capabilities for developers that build upon key innovations introduced in SQL Server 2008. The SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit is ideal for developers who…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Get Server Version and Additional Info
It is quite common to get the SQL Server version details from following query. SELECT @@VERSION VersionInfo GO Recently I have been using following SP to get version details as it also provides me few more information about the server where the SQL Server is installed. EXEC xp_msver GO Watch…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – SQL Server Migration QuickStart
The SQL Server Migration QuickStart includes a comprehensive set of technical content including presentations, whitepapers and demos that are designed to help you get details about how to approach your customers who want to improve the return on investment from their data platforms by migrating to SQL Server from their…
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