Let's break down when it's ideal to use the NOLOCK hint and when you should never use it. As a consultant, I work on wide swaths of database systems, which means I get to see many, many SQL statements ...

Ask ChatGPT basic questions about SQL, such as “What is SQL?” or “What are the key components of SQL?” to get a foundational understanding of its purpose and structure. Gain insights into data types, ...

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 even ...

With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the database and down to the client. SQL Server ...

First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads. Here's how columnstore indexes work and what types of data work ...

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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 ...