A primary key is the promise that every row can be told apart. Why NULL is refused, what a table without one actually costs you, how it differs from a unique constraint, and when to choose a natural key over a made up one.
Offloading Reports to a Readable Secondary
Readable secondary replicas can serve reports away from a SQL Server primary; learn routing, lag, licensing, and query differences to test.
SQL SERVER – Beginning of SQL Server Security
The beginning of SQL Server security: how authentication, logins, users and permissions work together to keep your data safe from misuse.
What Distributed SQL Means and What It Costs
Understand distributed SQL through data placement, compute and storage roles, write coordination, and the latency and operating costs behind scale.
What Is a Cursor in SQL Server, and When to Avoid One
A cursor in SQL Server took 260 milliseconds where one SELECT took 4. Why the gap exists, how to turn a loop back into a set, and the three cases where a cursor really is the right answer.
Upcoming Birthdays in the Next 30 Days With T-SQL
Find upcoming birthdays with T-SQL across year boundaries, choose a February 29 policy, and build a clear next-30-days list.
Keeping Database Documentation Next to the Code
Keep database documentation close to SQL Server objects with extended properties, durable module comments, and catalog-generated reports.