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

Oracle and SQL Server both include “built-in” stored procedures, and some of them are very handy. Unfortunately, relying on them is not advisable—you have no assurance that the database ...

There's a very handy new tool from Microsoft called the Database Experimentation Assistant (DEA). The DEA makes it very easy to conduct A/B testing for SQL Server upgrades, providing quantitative ...

Sample Database Diagram - SQL Server 7.0 Here is a sample E-commerce application database structure. For a relational database to work properly you should have a field in each database that uniquely ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

Q&A Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database By David Ramel 01/23/2025 Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, ...

In the box that appears, specify the SQL Server and database hosting the data to be profiled (I’m using the AdventureWorksLT2012 database) then click OK.

Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these open-ended SQL Server proficiency interview Q&As useful.