Passing parameters to query without TVFs
This article looks at an interesting way to help your users get filtered data from a TVF instead of using a stored procedure or specialized view.
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In today's guest editorial: the motivation to do our best must come from within.
Who's Responsible?
If mistakes are made, employees can be held financially responsible by some companies. Do we need to worry about this in our industry?
Database Monitoring: The ROI of Build vs. Buy
In this webinar, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Grant Fritchey, is joined by our expert panel to share the pros and cons to building a monitoring system versus purchasing one.
How to use the SQL WHERE Clause with Examples
With the SQL WHERE clause in SQL Server, users can filter their query results in many ways. In most cases, we do not utilize all the options the WHERE clause provides, so we tend to forget that they exist. In this SQL tutorial, we will look at several examples of how to use the WHERE clause.
Review Early and Often
Several years ago, I was brought in on a project to review a database design. I was provided a time for a meeting. No written requirements were available, but I generally knew what the system was supposed to do. No before/after schema images showed what was being changed were available. Still, I was assured that […]
How Important is Zero Downtime?
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