SQL Server 2008 New DATETIME DataTypes
SQL Server 2008 introduces four new DATETIME datatypes as well as new DATETIME functions.
Hipp, Hipp, Hooray
In an age where commercial interests seem to trump all, it's nice to see someone delivering content out there for free.
TinyInt, SmallInt, Int and BigInt
SQL Server guru David Poole takes a look at the different integer data types and the impact of each of those on your database.
Toward Integrity - Part 2
An exploration of the process of translating a conceptual model to a logical model, and ultimately, a faithful implementation using T-SQL.
Relational Databases 101
In this sample chapter, William R. Vaughn gives you a kick-start on designing relational databases that can perform better, be easier to maintain, and be more successful thanks to a combination of formal rules and informal suggestions to normalize your database.
TSQL Regular Expression Workbench
This Workbench is about using Regular expressions with SQL Server via TSQL. It doesn't even attempt to teach how regular expressions work or how to pull them together. There are plenty of such resources on the Web. The aim is to demonstrate a few possibilities and try to persuade you to experiment with them if you don't already use Regex with SQL Server.
All I Want For Christmas Is ...
What do IT workers want for Christmas? Let us know in this Friday's poll.
Performance Effects of NOCOUNT
Most SQL Server programmers know to use the SET NOCOUNT command to prevent the number of rows message from being returned to the client. But how does this affect performance? Does it make sense to qualify the owner on your objects? SQL Server guru David Poole brings us some performance analysis of how your stored procedures perform.
Best Practices for Credit-Card Software
Visa has developed Payment Applications Best Practices and will begin implementing mandates concerning them
CLR Inside Out: Writing Reliable .NET Code
When we talk about something being reliable, we're referring to it being dependable and predictable. When it comes to software, however, there are other key attributes that must also be present for the code to be considered reliable.
Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
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How Do the Experts Become Experts?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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