SQL has dominated data querying for decades. Newer query languages offer more elegance, simplicity, and flexibility for modern use cases. For the last three decades, databases and Structured Query ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Four key considerations to keep in mind when you need a database designed for analytical queries of vast quantities of time series data. SQL often struggles when it comes to managing massive amounts ...

Overview: Consistent SQL practice across varied platforms builds real job-ready confidence.Guided lessons help beginners, while timed challenges sharpen intervi ...

You don't have to give up using dynamic SQL just because you're using Entity Framework. The Entity Framework SqlQuery method will give you back the flexibility of dynamic SQL and still let you work ...

An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine since its inception. Database engines like SQL Server are incredibly complex ...

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, but ...

Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works. Database ...

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 ...