SQL Server 2005 brings a new feature to T-SQL with Common Table Expressions, which make it possible for more complex subquery expressions than in previous versions. Recursion is a common use and Peter He takes a look at how well these new structures perform.
SQL Server expert Jeff Moden discusses a common problem seen in many update statements.
With SQL Server 2005 recently released, one of the things that many people are looking for are some guidelines for working with the new product. New author NandaKishore brings us a list of best practices that should give you a start.
This paper describes the Fuzzy Lookup and Fuzzy Grouping transformations that are part of SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS). These SSIS transformations are useful for improving the data quality of existing data as well as new data that is being loaded into your database.
Understanding different types of failovers/Role Switching and How do they internally work in database mirroring.
Importing data files is always a challenge for a DBA, especially when the files might vary in format. Having one codebase is important and new author Mark Balasundram brings us the template for a high performance application to do just that.
Scaling out is hard to do with SQL Server, but why doesn't Microsoft build a better solution?
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What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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