Ars Technica

SQL Server 2005: Pivot Help

I have a SQL Script that produces the following pivot query:<BR><BR> <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">SELECT ClientID, FirstName, LastName, SSN, 05/01/2009],[05/02 ...
Ars Technica

SQL Server PIVOT (with calendar weeks)

This has been driving me crazy. Can anyone help me understand how I can dynamically create a sort of calendar view for a promotional schedule? I can't seem to get anything to work My table ...
Redmond Magazine

Hands-On with Copilot for Azure SQL Database

I've been playing around with the new Microsoft service, currently in preview and it's time to show off what it can do. Have you ever struggled with a database performance problem or ever struggled to ...
Redmond Magazine

A Deep Dive into SQL Server 2022's Query Performance Features, Part 1

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 ...