2014-02-28 (first published: 2011-02-16)
13,751 reads
Todd Fifield
- Interests: Music Producing/Writing
2014-02-21 (first published: 2010-08-16)
16,221 reads
Calendar Tables
Learn how to avoid complex date calculations and increase performance using calendar tables in this article from Todd Fifield.
2014-02-14 (first published: 2010-07-15)
43,686 reads
Using a Variable for an IN Predicate
How to use a passed string variable for an IN type predicate in your queries as a way to more efficiently handle an array of strings.
2013-03-01 (first published: 2011-06-21)
26,716 reads
Key Word Searches
This article from Todd Fifield shows a Way to avoid the dreaded LIKE operator in your queries and dramatically speed up keyword searches.
2012-09-07 (first published: 2011-02-28)
35,525 reads
Blogs
Exploring the Next Gen General Purpose Tier in Azure SQL Managed Instance
By John
In a recent video, I took a hands-on look at the Next Gen General...
Why India’s NEW Tax Regime is a GAME CHANGER for the Job Market
By Rohit Garg
India’s 2025 tax reforms have introduced a bold shift in how income is taxed,...
Build a C++ Pipeline with Docker, GitHub Actions, Azure ACR and Azure App Service
In today’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), having a robust build pipeline is very...
Forums
How to Choose the Right Tool for MS SQL to PostgreSQL Migration
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Choose the Right...
Adding Defaults
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Adding Defaults
Multiple Monitoring Tools
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Monitoring Tools
Question of the Day
Adding Defaults
I have a table, called dbo.logger, in SQL Server 2022. I decide to add two new columns to this table with this code.
ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD CreateDate DATETIME CONSTRAINT dfGetDate DEFAULT GETDATE() GO ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD ModifyDate DATETIME DEFAULT dfGetDate GOWhat happens when I run these two batches? See possible answers