Is COUNT(rowid) Faster Than COUNT(*)?: It is believed that count(*) expands to all columns and that count(rowid) is faster.  Read on to see why the opposite might be true. dlvr.it/RWtWXN

How Many Databases Can You Name?: There is a huge number of databases available. How many could you name? Create our list and then compare to our list of well over 100 databases! dlvr.it/RWR4bV

How to Find the Estimation Cost for a Query: Discover how to estimate the cost of a query. Read on to see an example of how to extract the Estimated Cost for execution plans stored in the procedure cache.   dlvr.it/RVzvYz

Understanding Views in SQL: Learn about the concept of views in SQL, and how they work. Read on to see clear examples of how to implement views. dlvr.it/RVYC6L

Introduction to Azure SQL Database Instance Pools: Learn about Azure SQL Database Instance Pools and how they they set to provide more flexibility and agility than other Platform-as-a Service SQL Server-based offerings in Azure. dlvr.it/RV6YWC

A Look at the Oracle Group-by Bug: In Oracle 12.2 and later a group-by elimination enhancement can produce wrong results. Read on to see what can be returned and how to work around it. dlvr.it/RThlD2

Creating or Altering an Objects with a Single Statement: Do you get tired of having your CREATE PROCEDURE statement failing if the stored procedure already exists? Read on to learn a better solution for avoiding this.  dlvr.it/RTGxwz

Working with SQL Cursors: In SQL cursors serve as a pointer that enables application programming language to deal with query results one row at a time. Read on to explores the concept behind and learn how to declare cursors, open, retrieve data from… dlvr.it/RSPvBR

Connecting to a MySQL Database in .NET: Learn how to connect to a MySQL database from a .NET application. dlvr.it/RRzzPy

Adding Data to a Cloud Firestore Database: Learn how to add data to a NoSQL Cloud-based database (Firebase Firestore) from a simple web application. dlvr.it/RRhC7R

Introduction to Firebase: If you are doing a mobile or web-based app that need scalable access to a scalable, multi-user Cloud-based database that includes analytics and other features, then Firebase is worth taking a look. Read on to learn about the… dlvr.it/RRXvzM

Verifying Object Exists and Dropping Object with One Statement: Discover how to do both in one SQL Server statement: Verify that a SQL Server object exists and drop the object. dlvr.it/RR4zPw