Data pro Thomas LaRock dives into the intricacies of SQL Server design, emphasizing the power of smart datatype decisions.

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.

Microsoft plans to release the 70-229 SQL Server 2000 Design exam on April 14. The exam tests capabilities to design, optimize, and secure multi-user normalized SQL Server databases. The exam is ...

tl;dr - see last paragraph. trying to design a generic file attachment table(s) for some business objects we keep in sql 2008 r2. files will be stored on disk and i'm not really interested in ...

How to Create a Microsoft SQL Instance. Microsoft SQL is a relational database you can configure to run as multiple copies, or instances, on a single computer. When running a small business ...

SQL lets you use one command to quickly create a new table containing a subset of records from a larger table while working in Access. Sound complicated? It's not, as Mary Ann Richardson shows us.

Microsoft plans to release the 70-229 SQL Server 2000 Design exam on April 14. The exam tests capabilities to design, optimize, and secure multi-user normalized SQL Server databases. The exam is an ...