Technology Toolbox: VB.NET, C#, SQL Server "Yukon" All versions of SQL Server prior to SQL Server "Yukon" provide two ways to write procedural code that executes inside the database. The usual way is ...

The latest version of Microsoft's flagship database, SQL Server 2005, introduces an enormous number of enhancements to the product's security, scalability, performance, and programmability features.

The next version of Microsoft's flagship database will run Python scripts, with full access to Python third-party libraries, as native T-SQL stored procedures Don’t bring the data to your computation ...

SQL Server is one of the best products to come out of Microsoft, but not every professional knows how to use it effectively. For example, some might find it difficult to create a stored procedure but ...

For an app I'm writing I have to sign large (largest would be around 300KB, most around 50KB) strings in a t-sql stored procedure (I'm not allowed to use CLR stored procs or anything like that).

Design, build, and optimize T-SQL stored procedures, functions, and scripts for high-volume data processing and ECM scoring. Develop, deploy, and monitor end-to-end ETL/ELT workflows (e.g., SQL Server ...