As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

Poke around the infrastructure of any startup website or mobile app these days, and you’re bound to find something other than a relational database doing much of the heavy lifting. Take, for example, ...

Examples of Custom Query-based Monitors in the System Center management pack for SQL Server This article shows examples of configuring custom query monitors and performance rules in the System Center ...

Structured: Stored in predefined formats like rows and columns with consistent schema enforcement. Unstructured: Exists in diverse formats like free text, images, audio, video, and documents that lack ...

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The structured query language is a powerful tool for connecting to many database systems that store data in tables organized into rows and columns. It's often used on the backend of business websites ...

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In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...