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Migrate datetime data to datetimeoffset with AT TIME ZONE

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Experts, I am learning some skills so I can troubleshoot some performance-related issues. I...

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Question of the Day

Two Table Hints

What happens when I run this code: 

SELECT
  p.ProductName
, p.ProductCategory
FROM dbo.Product AS p WITH (NOLOCK, TABLOCK);

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