Joins in SQL Server

It’s difficult to imagine how helpful obtaining data from multiple locations would be without joins. Joins are one of the most important topics in SQL Server. Real-world relational databases, such as SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL, are used to store our data in numerous logical tables linked by a common key value. As a result,…

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Working with T-SQL Date and Time Formats

This article addresses formatting issues that may arise when working with time and date, as well as their solutions. T-SQL has the following categories for working with time and date, as is well known: Date Time Smalldatetime DateTimeDatetime2 Datetimeoffset Among these kinds, date, datetime2, and datetimeoffset are recommended. Both the smalldatetime and datetime data formats…

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What is a session in SQL Server?

SQL Server sessions are a way to establish a connection between a client and a database. A session is created when a client logs in to a database and remains active until the client logs out or the session is terminated for some other reason. During a session, a client can execute SQL commands and retrieve…

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Performance Tips for SQL Server Maintenance

Many organizations fail to update their SQL Servers, leaving them at risk for downed systems, data breaches, and poor performance. SQL Server Maintenance: Performance Two routine maintenance areas that are often overlooked are statistics updates and index maintenance. Statistics Updates SQL Server provides a default feature that will auto-update the server’s statistics. Statistics in SQL…

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