Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...

If your business uses relational databases to store data, it helps to use the SQL SELECT command with the INTO clause to create new tables from query results. This method isn't ANSI-standard SQL ...

Everyone wants faster database queries, and both SQL developers and DBAs can turn to many time-tested methods to achieve that goal. Unfortunately, no single method is foolproof or ironclad. But ...

I've tried all kinds of combinations of selecting the top 10 with a count query but can't seem to get the 10 records to be anything but the last 10 inserted. <BR><BR>Not being a strong SQL guy ...

4. Multi-Server Queries: being able to submit a batch of queries against multiple servers simultaneously. Multi-Server Queries – a nice touch in SQL 2008 3.

Denny Cherry, Consultant, Author and Microsoft MVP What is your top favorite new indexing feature in SQL Server 2016 and why? My favorite feature hands-down is the Query Store.