In-Depth SQL Server 2008 Is Finally Here. Now What? Microsoft's latest relational database management system contains a host of new features, but are they enough to make you migrate? By Eric ...

I'd like to know that a NULL is going to be inserted into a non-nullable field on one row via RAISEERROR, skip that row's update, and then allow the SQL statement to continue.

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs.

When you use the BACKUP DATABASE statement in SQL Server 2005 (and beyond) you can use the READ_WRITE_FILEGROUPS option and the Read-only Filegroups will not be backed up.

Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option performs better depends on the situation.