SQL is neither the fastest nor the most elegant way to talk to databases, but it is the best way we have. Here’s why Today, Structured Query Language is the standard means of manipulating and querying ...

If your business uses relational databases to store data, it helps to use the SQL SELECT command with the INTO clause to create new tables from query results. This method isn't ANSI-standard SQL, but ...

A SQL Server expert gives his take on the absolute, No. 1, very worst thing IT pros can do when it comes to indexing. Consultant, author and Microsoft MVP Denny Cherry travels the world helping ...

Analyze database contents using basic, intermediate and advanced SQL statement syntax and usage. Demonstrate capability to query data from multiple tables using SQL JOINS. Create and modify database ...

I have a table that logs a record containing a userid, a fileid and a date, one record inserted every time that file is downloaded.<BR><BR>I want to get the top 10 downloads by count for a given date ...

I have taught several classes on the new features of SQL Server 2008, made a Web Seminar and written a Whitepaper on the subject. I have also attended the SQL PASS Summit in Seattle where there were ...