SQL developers must have a solid understanding of the database schema before delving into SQL development. Investigate and understand the database’s tables, columns, relationships, and constraints.

A novella size of SQL Server database best practices, all for free. Some of the links do not work yet as indicated by the "TODO" text tag. This is being converted to be more readable form from the ...

SQL stands for ‘Structured Query Language’. This is basically a declarative language used for storing and retrieving data in a database. If you’ve heard of SQL, it’s probably in the context of MySQL, ...

Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a morass of acronyms, from SMO to SSMS to SOS, and differentiating one from the other can be a challenge. I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager ...

According to Rikalous, installing Business Intelligence Development Studio is necessary. Upon installing SQL Server 2008 you need to select the Client tools option under the Client tools section of ...