Creating and Using Inline Table-Valued Functions

Inline Table Valued Functions (iTVFs) are one type of user defined function that is available to implement in SQL Server since SQL Server 2000.

iTVFs remain a very useful tool in our SQL armoury, so let's quickly revisit them and the different ways we can use them in our code.

Database Modeling - Relationships

A proper relationship between two people, places or things improves the communication between them. In every real-world based application, this logic holds and a database is no different. This article discusses the different relationship types possible between database objects. The designing of these relationships between them is called modeling, and the three types of relationships […]

Compare Artificial Intelligence Models Built with T-SQL

This tip looks at using artificial intelligence models with SQL Server to predict outcomes.

SSIS Variable and Parameter Analysis

Use T-SQL to analyse the usage of all variables and parameters in an SSIS project, including the identification of any unused variables and parameters.

Always on AG Dashboard report

This script can be used to generate Dashboard report for Always-on AG databases. Script can be placed in SQL Agent to generate report.

Delete Data from SQL Server Table in Batches

In this tip we cover a T-SQL script that allows you to batch delete older data from tables and save the deleted records to an archive table.

Tagging SQL Server Changes in SQL Monitor

How to use RAISERROR() in T-SQL to send annotations to SQL Monitor, so you can observe the direct impact of application tasks, or server changes, on the SQL Server metrics.

Implementing Date Calculations in SQL

This article explains a way to use labels (last year, YTD, etc.) for report parameters.

Introduction to STRING_SPLIT function in SQL

This article explains the T-SQL function STRING_SPLIT() and demonstrates a creative use for it.

Mean Median Mode using SQL and DAX

This article explains how to calculate the important statistical functions, MEAN, MEDIAN, and MODE, in both T-SQL and DAX.