Recently I came across with an article on DB2 about using Union instead of OR. So I thought of carrying out a research on SQL Server on what scenarios UNION is optimal in and which scenarios OR would be best. I will analyze this with a few scenarios using samples taken from the AdventureWorks database
This editorial was originally published on Nov 21, 2005. It is being re-run today as Steve is on holiday. How much money is it worth to compromise your ethics? Steve Jones asks today as many companies around the world seem to be doing that.
: "It is a narrow mind that cannot see things from more than one point of view." —George Eliot
Indexes speed retrieval of rows from database tables or views. Here are the top index-related T-SQL statements that SQL Server DBAs should know.
I'd like to hear the thoughts of DBAs out there on Windows and SQL Azure, and the prospects of moving applications and databases into the clouds. How many DBAs work for companies that have done it or are seriously considering it? What are the deepest concerns?
A holiday in the US has most people away from work. Steve Jones leaves you a few thoughts and humor from his vacation.
It is recommended that you remove all special characters and HTML formatting. This task can be handled in TSQL code, however in this case I have the opportunity to use .NET and the power of the regular expressions to manage the string. In this tip, I'll build a CLR function which cleans up a string of HTML tags and special characters. I'll use Visual Studio 2010 with C# as the programming language. Check out this tip for my solution.
Arshad Ali examines the different types and different layers of security that SQL Server Service Broker provides during communication and while accessing Service Broker objects.
This editorial was originally published on Oct 25, 2005. Steve Jones talks about the idea of a sabbatical from work and the problems that might ensue if you haven't properly planned it.
Monitoring your SQL Server instances and figuring out what's going on is important to keep an eye on your environment. David Bird brings us a new series that looks at how you might start setting this up with Integration Services.
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