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SQL Server 2008 introduces an enhancement to the way the indexes are created which helps to get better performance from the same queries. This new little guy is known as ‘Filtered Index’. This is actually an Optimized Non-Clustered index which is well Read More...

We create ASP.Net applications which is hosted at a Central Location say Seattle (USA) but the customers using the application are located all around the world and when they enter the transaction they want their local time to be considered but when we Read More...

Hello everyone .. It's been a long time since I haven't blogged. So today being a weekend again I have some time for jotting down this blog. Writing gives me a great pleasure and since last few months I didn't get this pleasure to get in touch with you Read More...

I am loving the enthusiasm that people have for SQL Server 2008. Everyday I come across many questions on SQL Server 2008, this shows that people are curious and I am pretty sure that people are regularly reading and learning SQL Server 2008 to know more Read More...

Hi... here is one more article on SQL Server 2008 Enhancements. In past we should have found it a bit difficult to pass numerous parameters to the T-SQL Statements or Functions or Stored Procedures. The approach we used to take is creating a Temporary Read More...

I am excited by the cool new features that SQL Server 2008 is binging up ! SQL Server 2008 is bringing some commendable new features one of the nice feature is HierarchyID . This a new data type that is available in the in the latest July CTP of the SQL Read More...