This article discusses the “DROP IF EXISTS” statement available in SQL Server 2016 and later versions. “IF EXITS” is the latest optional clause added in the existing DROP statement in SQL Server 2016 ...

Here are some strategies to optimize SQL queries involving NULL values: 1. Proper Indexing: Indexes might not be used efficiently for columns with many NULL values. 2. Use IS NULL and IS NOT NULL ...

You can use spaces or tabs, but make sure you use ... I'm pretty sure that ALIASes don't actually impact the execution plan... at least not in SQL Server. Aliased or not, the system will make ...

These restrictions are not an issue if equality comparison is all ... which decrypts the data and performs the requested operations on plaintext. SQL Server 2019 preview supports pattern matching ...