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There are many strategies for this process that can be employed but Microsoft has given us the new MERGE statement which helps simplify things. Let’s take a look… One way of applying incremental ...

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BANGALORE, INDIA: In SQL Server 2008, you can perform insert, update, or delete operations in a single statement using the MERGE statement. MERGE statement allows you to join a data source with a ...

SQL Server, Microsoft's flagship operational database, has been around for over a quarter century now. That has meant successive waves of innovation for the platform, but has also made for ...

When it comes to Microsoft SQL Server 2008, what can you expect? SQL Server, code named Katmai, is – as its name suggests — due out later this year. Question is why should you care? Now I could talk ...

SQL Server 2008, aka “Katmai,” gives SQL Server shops plenty of reasons to get excited. The best SQL Server release to date, it sports more nice new features than you can count, and the improvements ...

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...