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'm working on a project building a web site that helps craftsmen (bicycle framebuilders) manage their operations. Most bicycle framebuilders give their frames a serial number, which can be anything ...

Ok. I have some tables that store dollar amounts, among other data. I had the fields set to be a data type of money, and was planning on the values including zero. When selecting the data, I was ...

Shelley Doll finishes her coverage of SQL data types with an overview of datetime and interval data types. Learn more about the basic syntax of these standard SQL types. Datetimes and intervals are ...

JSON has stolen some of XML's thunder with features such as human and machine readability, a lightweight, compact text structure and support for many software and hardware platforms. JSON (JavaScript ...

OK, I’ll admit it. I’m not a DBA, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t overseen databases and their performance. I was (and probably still am) the guy who installed a Microsoft SQL database by hitting Next ...