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WHERE clause

SQL SERVER Performance: Functions in WHERE Clause

October 9, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Function, SQL Index

This blog post aims to shed light on the performance impact between questions that use functions within the WHERE clause.

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CHARINDEX

SQL SERVER – A Comparison of CHARINDEX vs LIKE

September 26, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Query Rewrite, SQL Function, SQL String

In this post, we’ll explore a comparison between the use of CHARINDEX and LIKE in the WHERE clause, supported by real-world statistics.

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htmltags

SQL SERVER – Stripping HTML Tags from Text

September 21, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
HTML, SQL Function

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.

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WHERE clause

SQL SERVER – Avoid Functions in the WHERE Clause for Performance

September 13, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Query Rewrite, SQL Function

Using SQL Server functions in the WHERE clause of your queries can significantly impact performance. Let us explore that in this blog post.

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random rows

SQL SERVER – Techniques for Retrieving Random Rows

August 25, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL Random, SQL Top

This post will explore various techniques to retrieve random rows in SQL Server and analyze their performance and randomness characteristics in depth.

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Pigeonhole

The Pigeonhole Principle: Bridging Mathematics and SQL

August 16, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Mathematical Function, SQL Function

The other day I was reading Wikipedia, and I ended up on the Pigeonhole Principle. I find it very intriguing about this and I decide to blog

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SQL SERVER – Banker’s Rounding

August 15, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Mathematical Function, SQL Function

Also known as unbiased rounding or round half to even, banker’s rounding follows a set of rules that ensures numbers are rounded.

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