Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...

If your business uses relational databases to store data, it helps to use the SQL SELECT command with the INTO clause to create new tables from query results. This method isn't ANSI-standard SQL ...

The outer PROC SQL query retrieves data from the view descriptor; the subquery uses a Pass-Through query to retrieve data. This query returns the names of employees who earn less than the average ...

Dino Esposito explains JSON-to-rowset native support in SQL Server 2016 and provides a realistic perspective of data query when you have JSON data stored in the database.

I’ve created a script that monitors a table in a SQL Server database. I’m only interested in one column in the table: TimeStamp. If the maximum (newest) value in TimeStamp is more than 30 ...

Joey on SQL Server A Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 1 An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the ...

See performance gains by using indexed views in SQL Server Your email has been sent A view is a saved T-SQL query in SQL Server. The view definition is stored by SQL Server so that it can be used ...

Read this SQL tutorial to learn when to use SELECT, JOIN, subselects and UNION to access multiple tables with a single statement.

Even if generative AI hides SQL behind the curtain, it will continue to play a critical role in how we interact with and use data.