SQL Query Examples This repository contains a collection of SQL queries demonstrating various functionalities and best practices. These queries cover a wide range of topics from basic SELECT ...

Table hints apply to a single table or view in a query, and affect how SQL Server accesses or locks the data in that table or view. For example, you can use a table hint to specify the type of ...

Welcome to the SQL Tutorial Series! This collection of SQL scripts accompanies our YouTube video tutorials, providing practical examples to enhance your understanding ... results and can be used in ...

This is mentioned in the docs here, and it’s something several people have blogged about already (for example ... table in a SQL Server database that consists of a single nvarchar(50) column ...

A good example of this is in looking for solutions to manage query plans. It's worth recognizing that many SQL statements aren't, in fact, planned in any meaningful sense. One of the first things that ...

In this two-part series, I'll tell you about some improvements Microsoft is making in SQL Server 2022 to improve cardinality estimates and deal with another common query optimization concern ...