SQLServerCentral Article

A Look at MYSQL

SQL Server is the best RDBMS, at least according to the current thinking at SQLServerCentral.com, and is fully capable of meeting all of your database needs. However that does not mean you should ignore other platforms. A good DBA will be aware of and perhaps skilled in other platforms and tools, including competing database systems. There has been a lot of buzz about the open source MySQL RDBMS this past year and David Poole takes a look at this server, giving you some points of comparison with

SQLServerCentral Article

Decorum in the Forums

One of the most valuable features of SQLServerCentral.com is the discussion forums, where many a DBA has found an answer to their question. Most times on the same day! While we do not moderate the forums, there are still some rules for posting that we hope everyone will take a moment to read.

SQLServerCentral Article

Indexes: An Overview and Maintenance for Performance

SQL Server for the most part will maintain itself, updating statistics, choosing optimal query plans, and requiring minimal maintenance to keep running. However to optain optimum performance, a real DBA needs to spend some time checking and tuning indexes, rebuilding them as fillfactors change. This new article from Desiree Harris looks at how you can perform some of these tasks to keep your server performing at the optimum level.

SQLServerCentral Article

Oracle Link

SQL Server is the best RDBMS, at least according to the current thinking at SQLServerCentral.com, and is fully capable of meeting all of your database needs. However not all database systems run on SQL Server and it seems that we often see data from some other system being consolidated on SQL Server for additional processing or reporting. DTS usually handles the load, but there are times that you might want create a linked server to an Oracle system for updating individual rows. New author Adria

SQLServerCentral Article

Tokenizing a String Using PARSENAME

SQL Server string manipulation using T-SQL leaves lots to be desired. Many postings and complaints about T-SQL deal with strings, but there are ways to work with it. Author Eli Leiba brings us a way to split out portions of a string that contains tokens with a user defined function. Read on to see how this is accomplished and the code used to perform the splitting.

Blogs

How Long Will It Take to Learn SQL? The Truth Might Surprise You

By

In today's data-driven world, SQL (Structured Query Language) is a blazing-hot skill. It's your...

Flying Halfway Around the World to Australia

By

I leave tonight for Australia. I was in London 3 days ago, so this...

Dealing with Change – Two Resources

By

As I look at the state of information technology today, I see one constant:...

Read the latest Blogs

Forums

Elevate Your Home with Stylish Bathroom Fitting

By gedaseo

Elevate the ambiance of your home with stylish bathroom fittings from Taps and Tubs....

Table with FK(s) to other columns within the table

By BOR15K

Hello All, I have recently joined a project, where main, core tables with millions...

SQL 2017 throwing BugCheck on differential database restore

By arran.franklin

Long time listener, first time caller. I have a problem that my usual bag...

Visit the forum

Question of the Day

Using Table Hints in a Query

How many table hints can I include in a query?  

See possible answers