PAGEIOLATCH_*—Buffer latches, including the PAGEIOLATCH_EX wait type, are used to synchronize access to BUF structures and associated pages in the SQL Server database. The most frequently occurring ...

This month we conclude this mini-series with a look at creating and using your own custom data types for SQL Server 2005 using .NET. Custom datatypes are useful when you want to store certain ...

I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article. These will allow you to query your Azure SQL database. You will need: Microsoft System CLR Types for Microsoft SQL Server ...

SQL databases have constraints on data types and consistency ... A conventional database like Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle Database uses a schema—a formal definition ...

SQL Server, or Oracle Database, differing somewhat in data types and dramatically in the area of data manipulation. Martin Heller is a contributing writer at InfoWorld. Formerly a web and Windows ...

Within SQL Server, temporary tables are stored in the Temporary Tables folder of the tempdb database. Transactions allow you to group SQL commands into a single unit. The transaction begins with a ...