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Understanding SQL Server Data Tools
Explains common SQL Server database design, deployment, drift, and versioning challenges, and how SQL Server Data Tools helps manage schema changes.
Inventory Management Using SQL Trigger
In this Article I explain how to create a simple Inventory Management transaction Using Insert, Update and Delete Trigger.
Looking Deep Into Storage Structure For SQL Server
This article is looking deep into storage structures starting with the Heap table. This is something to become familiar with as part of the basics of SQL Server internals.
Must Know SQL Server JOINS For All .NET Developers
In this article you will learn about SQL Server JOINS for all .NET Developers.
Query Notification in SQL Server
Thisarticle dscribes Query Notification in SQL Server.
Recursive Query Using Common Table Expression
It is very common for applications to have hierarchical data, in other words data with a parent-child relationship among entities. This article explains recursive queries using a Common Table Expression (CTE).
Generate Dynamic Pivot SQL Query
Developers often need to transform table data, convering rows to column or column to rows. We can do that using the SQL Pivoting feature.
Generate Script Of Database in SQL Server 2008
In this article we learn how to generate a database script for database backup purposes and how to correspondingly restore a database using the script we created. We also regenerate an entire database using a database script.
Use of NOWAIT in SQL server
Today I will discuss on the very interesting topic NOWAIT in Sql server. How to use this and where to use NOWAIT in real time.
Adding Parameters to SSRS Report
This article explains how to add parameters to a SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS) including how to create a new SSRS report and how to write a query with parameters.
Implementing XML in SQL Server
This article shows how to store XML documents and fragments of documents in a SQL Server database.
Controlling Parameter Sniffing in SQL Server
Learn how SQL Server parameter sniffing affects cached execution plans and explore workarounds using recompilation, query hints, dummy variables, and decision-tree procedures.
Know The History Of Your SQL Server Database
This article explains how to determine if the database was upgraded from a previous version of SQL Server or if it was created on the existing instance of SQL Server using an internal version number.
Parameter Sniffing in SQL Server
This article explains how to avoid unnecessary compilations by reducing the number of ad hoc query in the cache plan using parameter sniffing in SQL Server.
Learn Transactional Replication SQL Server 2008
Dear reader today we will discuss another important and well demanding topic that is replication.
Using After Update Trigger in F#
Create a SQL Server AFTER UPDATE trigger that copies updated records from one table to another, then call the update operation from an F# Windows Forms application.
Rowversion: Version Stamping A Row
This article explains the rowversion datatype and provides a small demo of how to use rowversion to Sync data changes done in a table to another table.
Look at SQL Server Object Explorer in VS 2012
In this article, we will look into a new feature of VS 2012 to connect SQL databases hosted locally or on SQL Azure using SQL Server Object Explorer.
Throw in SQL Server 2012
Throw keyword is introduced with SQL server 2012. Throw is used to raises exception and transfers execution to a CATCH block in SQL server.
New Functions in SQL Server 2012
In this article I will be covering the most commonly used new functions in SQL Server 2012.
Entity Framework 4 and TableValue Type in Stored Procedure (Fix)
Entity Framework 5 has been released with .Net framework 4.5 and it now supports user-defined table valued types as a parameter in a Stored Procedure.
New Conversion Function in SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 introduced the four new conversion functions: TRY_CAST, TRY_CONVERT, PARSE and TRY_PARSE.
New Logical Function in SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 introduces two new logical functions: CHOOSE and IIF.
Restoring a Database to a Point Within a Backup
This article describes the most important Interview question for every DBA.
New Date Functions in SQL Server 2012
This article explains 7 new date functions in SQL Server 2012..
New String Function in SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 introduced two new string functions: Concat and Format.
Cursor Alternative in SQL Server
In this article I am trying to explain the alternatives for Cursors. We shall use a Cursor when there is no other option than Cursor.
