The Hidden Danger of Wildcard Operators In Join Operations
This article looks at one of the killers of performance at scale, SELECT *.
2026-08-14
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This article looks at one of the killers of performance at scale, SELECT *.
2026-08-14
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Learn about joining SQL Server tables together for a query when there is a need to join on multiple columns.
2021-12-27
Dealing with NULL values especially when joining tables can become a challenge. Let's take a look at this issue and how this can be resolved.
2021-09-01
In this example we will join two CSV files with a common column using SQL Server.
2017-01-23
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You, as a SQL Server data professional, are looking for ways to improve your queries. You've done the usual - avoided cursors and loops, used locks effectively, examined execution plans - what else can you tweak? Check out this tip to learn more.
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As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
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I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers