Execute the following query. It is an optional clause and if it ... Using the DROP IF EXISTS method before SQL Server 2016 required writing lengthy IF statement wrappers code. Now its syntax is quite ...

SQL Server query optimization is a critical skill that directly impacts the performance and speed of data analysis. By optimizing your queries, you can ensure that your business intelligence tools ...

I’ve created a script that monitors a table in a SQL Server database. I’m only interested in one column in the table: TimeStamp. If the maximum (newest) value in TimeStamp is more than 30 ...

Prior to SQL Server 2017, if we make poor assumptions due to bad cardinality ... a query and then updates the grant value for the cached plan. When an identical query statement is executed, the query ...