Calculate Percentiles
Itzik Ben-Gan Use T-SQL to improve your statistical analysis Use T-SQL to implement statistical calculations such as percentile and percentile rank.read more
View ArticleT-SQL Puzzle
Itzik Ben-Gan Use T-SQL to solve a puzzle from a popular game show Itzik presents a puzzle based on the British game show Blockbusters. See whether you can use T-SQL to solve the puzzle.read more
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Solutions for Median Calculation
Itzik Ben-Gan New solutions improve performance Itzik examines new T-SQL features in SQL Server 2012 for computing the median. The type of median calculation he focuses on is one that assumes a...
View ArticleVideo: Introduction to SQL Server Data Tools
Michael Otey Michael Otey, technical director for SQL Server Pro, provides a brief introduction to SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).read more
View ArticleCTEs with Multiple Recursive Members
Itzik Ben-Gan Learn about genealogy-related queries and the nested set model for representing graphs Itzik provides two examples of CTEs with multiple recursive members: genealogy-related queries and...
View ArticleWhy PowerShell for SQL Server?
Michael Otey Learn why PowerShell is a valuable addition for managing SQL Server PowerShell can be a valuable SQL Server management tool, in part, because of its ability to bridge the SQL Server/OS...
View ArticleT-SQL Join Types
Understand the basic types of T-SQL joins T-SQL join types include inner join, left outer join, right outer join, full outer join, and cross join. Each T-SQL join type lets you accomplish different...
View ArticleCTEs with Multiple Recursive Members, Part 2
Itzik Ben-Gan Use T-SQL to generate a Koch snowflake Itzik explains how to use a recursive CTE with multiple recursive members to draw a Koch snowflake.read more
View ArticleCopying Data with Dependencies
Itzik Ben-Gan Copy rows with dependencies from one set of tables to another Itzik uses a simple generic data model to demonstrate how to copy data from one set of related tables to another, including...
View ArticleUsing SQL Server Management Objects with PowerShell
Max Trinidad Create powerful scripts to document and manage your SQL Server instances With PowerShell and SQL Server Management Objects (SMO), you can create powerful scripts to document and manage...
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