When SQL Server compares or combines columns of different data types, it has to convert them to a compatible type, which uses extra CPU and time. For example, comparing an INT to a BIGINT forces a ...

Describes how to work with SQL Server data types and how they interact with .NET data types. SQL Server and the .NET are based on different type systems, which can result in potential data loss. To ...

Learn how to use the xsd:type and sql:datatype attributes in SQLXML 4.0 to control the mapping between XSD data types and SQL Server data types. [!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Database] In an XSD ...

SQL Server 2017 represents a major step towards making SQL Server a platform that gives you choices of development languages, data types, on-premises or cloud, and operating systems by bringing the ...