SQL and the 80/20 Rule

I’ve just spent 2 hours with our DBA trying to force SQL to apply the 80/20 rule to a massive data source. I’m so pleased with the result that I have to write it up as a tutorial even though...

Importing CSV files to an SQL Server Database

I regularly need to set up new tables in my SQL Server Database from data held externally as either text or csv. It sounds like an incredibly straightforward task but always sends me scurrying off to google for advice on...