By querying these dynamic management views using a query similar to the one shown below you can see all of the indexes which the SQL Server recommends creating. Do NOT simply create these indexes.

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

Note: If you specify the NUMBER option in the PROC SQL statement when you create your view, the ROW column appears in the output. However, you cannot order by the ROW column in subsequent queries. See ...

Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.

A view is a saved T-SQL query in SQL Server. The view definition is stored by SQL Server so that it can be used as a virtual table to simplify queries and add a layer of security to your base ...

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...