Transact-SQL: Working With Strings
Microsoft SQL Server has many built-in functions that can be used to format the output and...
Create Indexed Views in SQL Server
Introduction You would have already heard about views in databases. We create views for a number of reasons. One of the main reasons for...
How to Update SQL Server Statistics for Big Tables
In my previous article, I have briefly covered database statistics, its importance, and why statistics should be updated. Moreover, I have...
Report Builder Basics for Power Users and IT Professionals
This is an introductory article about the Microsoft Report Builder tool which is used to build and...
T-SQL Regular Expression: LIKE Operator and Its Use-Cases
A Regular Expression (Regex) is a rule defining how characters can appear in an expression. In essence, it is a sequence of characters or...
Switching Out Table Partitions in SQL Server: A Walkthrough
Introduction A few years ago we were tasked with a business requirement for card data in a specific format for the purpose of something...
Creating Professional SSRS Report based on Stored Procedure
This article talks about creating a professional SSRS report based on a stored procedure to meet...
AlwaysOn Availability Groups: Quorum
SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups is Microsoft’s latest technology for addressing the High Availability and Disaster Recovery needs...
How to Write Stored Procedures for Professional SSRS Reports
In this article, we’ll talk about professional SQL Server Reporting Services reports, how to create stored procedures for these reports...
Update SQL Server statistics using a database maintenance plan
Database backups, integrity checks, and performance optimizations are core regular tasks of DBAs....
