Function inlining in SQL Server 2019 Starting with SQL Server 2019, scalar functions written in T-SQL may be inlined. This means they will be folded into the query and no longer incur the UDF ...

If you've been managing databases for any length of time, you've probably had to contend with the 'noisy neighbors' scenario. In this scenario, you have several applications, each with their own ...

DATEDIFF is a common function in the SQL Server to find the number of days between two dates. Oracle offers its own solution, although does not have the DATEDIFF function. What's the function in ...

In the case of these two features, they’ll be released first to the cloud platform (Azure SQL Database) and, later, to the on-premises version of SQL Server. Dynamic Data Masking in SQL Server 2016 ...