If you ever need to sort character strings stored in SQL Server fields, check out this demonstration of how to write a common sorting algorithm using SQL Server TSQL code.

FileTables is one of the powerful features of SQL Server 2012. It allows T-SQL access to a shared folder seamlessly and with little configuration. In addition, everything pertaining to a file can be ...

If you are a developer experiencing “Connect to Server” errors using SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine or development box, consult the checklist below to quickly find, and fix ...

Patch Tuesday fixes 137 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in SQL Server, Netlogon, Office, and the .NET Framework.

To help developers use all the new stuff in SQL Server 2022, Leonard Lobel, longtime Microsoft MVP and CTO of Sleek Technologies, will helm a session titled "What's New for Developers in SQL Server ...

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In SQL Server 2017, automatic plan correction was added, which allows for the database engine to automatically use the "last known good plan" for a query that has suddenly regressed in performance.

Organizations can use SQL Server to reduce downtime, manage and secure databases, and discover patterns in mission-critical information to improve business intelligence. To rebuild a corrupted ...

This article discusses how we can use Serilog to log structured data to a SQL Server database. To work with the code examples provided in this article, you should have Visual Studio 2019 installed ...

How to Use SQL Statements in MS Excel. With most Excel spreadsheets, ... a SQL Server database or even a large text file, you can also retrieve data from it using Excel.