Use temp tables to improve cursor performance Use table-valued functions over scalar functions Use partitioning to avoid large data moves Use stored procedures for performance, use ORMs for ...

By using the nomenclature #localtable or ##globaltable SQL Server knows to create a table in TempDB. If you use a local temp table, it is only available for your current session.

My old friends, I would appreciate your assistance in solving my current dilemma. I'm looking to make an access report that is dependent on data from a remote SQL Server. Additionally, I want to ...

I need to select some data (surprise) from several tables in a linked database which is running SQL Server 2000.Now the resulting data set will be about 10,000 records taken from ~ 8 tables.I can ...

Stored procedures can speed up your code by reducing trips to your database -- even if you only have one SQL statement to execute. Here's how to speed up your application (and how to simplify your ...