We often use excel for any running repetitive calculations since it is a very convenient user friendly interface which allows us to just enter a formula in a cell and  simply  drag and drop the  formulas to generate a complete output. For example, I had a Products listing, with ID and Quantity for each product. [...]

Problem When using transactional replication to replicate data in a one way topology from a publisher to a read-only subscriber(s) there is no need to manage identity ranges. However, when using  transactional replication to replicate data in a two way replication topology – between two or more servers there is a need to manage identity [...]

The IDENTITY property for a column of a numerical data type is a frequently used method to achieve system-generated “uniqueness” for each row in a table. Such a column then in turn is a quite popular choice for the PRIMARY KEY constraint. Most of the times one would choose the data type int for the [...]

When using the BETWEEN operator on multiple columns, you are likely using a 2D range query.  Such queries perform very poorly in SQL Server.   This article will tell you how you can often use additional information to rewrite such queries for much better performance.  We’ll conclude by rewriting an actual BETWEEN query in a manner [...]