As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

I have a 3rd party app that I suspect is behaving badly (actually, I'm about 99.9% sure it is). When I save changes to the database, it executes what should be (as near as I can tell) about 20 SQL ...

Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008 Your email has been sent Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option ...