CLR functions that perform string manipulation and substring extraction perform very well in SQL Server.

In SQL Server 2014 we saw the introduction of Natively Compiled Stored Procedures. In 2016 we’ll be able to do the same for Scalar User Defined Functions.

Part 1 of this article introduced four new T-SQL functions available in SQL Server 2012. Part 2 has the rest.

SQL window functions provide extremely powerful and useful features that let you work with observations more easily. Different types explained here.

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't.

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Checking Service Dependencies is an important step because SQL Server might rely on other services to function correctly. SQL Server won’t start if these dependent services aren’t running.