My coding standards complete list for SQL Server, cut to what people follow: naming, formatting, and the rules that prevent real bugs.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers Part 8
SQL Server 2008 Interview Questions and Answers Part 8 starts with Data Compression: how row compression and page compression work and save space.
SQL SERVER – Interview Questions and Answers – Part 6
Part 6 of my SQL Server Interview questions and answers covers SQL Server 2008, starting with what the master, msdb, model, tempdb and resource databases do.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers Part 4
SQL Server 2008 Interview Questions and Answers Part 4: which command shows the version of SQL server and operating system, what SQL Server Agent is, and more.
SQL SERVER – Interview Questions and Answers – Part 2
This is the second part of the blog post series Interview Questions and Answers.Click here to get free chapters (PDF) in the mailbox
SQL SERVER – Few Useful DateTime Functions to Find Specific Dates
Useful DateTime functions from Vivek Jamwal: find today, yesterday, and the first and last day of the current or last week and month with DATEADD.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Introduction to Merge Statement – One Statement for INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE
The SQL Server 2008 Merge Statement does INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE in one statement and reads the data only once. An introduction to how it works and its syntax.