Common Table Expressions
They are new to SQL Server in 2005, but they are not necessarily in common use for many people. New author Kirk Kuykendall brings us a basic look on what a CTE is and how you can use it.
2008-03-18
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Articles
Dynamic Management Views and Functions in SQL Server 2005
DBAs have always been warned against using system tables in their code, but often there has been no other way to get information about the server. In SQL Server 2004, Dynamic Management Views have been provided that give you insight into almost every aspect of SQL Server. S. Srivathsani brings us a look at some of the DMVs and functions you can use.
2008-03-18 (first published: 2007-04-23)
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Data Compression in SQL Server 2005 (Believe it !!)
That’s correct. SQL Server 2005 SP2 supports data compression using Vardecimal data type.
2008-03-18
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Fire Drills
How often do you have those fire drills, testing what you would do in the event of an emergency. Would you be satisfied with a 30% success rate?
2008-03-18
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Fire Drills
How often do you have those fire drills, testing what you would do in the event of an emergency. Would you be satisfied with a 30% success rate?
2008-03-18
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Screencast: Tracking memory with PerfMon counters
Learn how to use SQL Server PerfMon counters to track Windows memory. SQL Server MVP Kevin Kline explains the maximum numbers to watch for when using PerfMon memory counters.
2008-03-18
2,894 reads
The curse and blessings of dynamic SQL
How you use dynamic SQL, when you should - and when you should not.
2008-03-18
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2008-03-17
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Understanding DDL Triggers in SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2005 includes a number of new security enhancements to aid the DBA in managing their SQL Server. DDL triggers allow you to trap all kinds of DDL events that occur on your server. S. Srivathsani brings us a look at these new events.
2008-03-17 (first published: 2007-07-04)
15,816 reads
Get Rid of the Indexes
An idea that could save time and resources for backup and recovery in SQL Server.
2008-03-17
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Blogs
Automatic Index Compaction
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The Goldilocks problem – Materialized Views
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Question of the Day
Getting the Average
I have this data in the dbo.Commission table in a SQL Server 2022 database.
salesperson commission Brian 12 Brian 16 Andy 7 Andy 14 Andy 21 Steve 20 Steve NULLAll the data is a varchar, and I decide to run this query to get the totals for each salesperson.
SELECT SalesPerson
, AVG(TRY_PARSE(Commission AS int)) AS TotalCommission
FROM commission
GROUP BY SalesPerson
GO
What average commission is calculated for Steve? See possible answers