Ars Technica

TSQL: Query Tuning - Eager Table Spool is 44% of query's cost

(SQL Server 2000)<BR><BR>I have a query that basically selects a lot of "complicated" stuff and then dumps it into a #temp table.<BR><BR>I then have a correlated subquery that runs against the temp ...
Ars Technica

TSQL - Recursive query to generate self join combos up to 8 lvls deep

OK, this is a bit odd but will be fun -- View image here: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif --<br><br>I have 1 table.<br><br>Let ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Generating .NET POCO Classes for SQL Query Results

A free tool to reduce coding for developers who like to surface T-SQL database recordsets in a simple collection of customized POCO objects. Every so often, I find myself wishing that I had a utility ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Data Virtualization in SQL Server 2022

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...
Computer Weekly

Seven secrets of SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals. Here ...