Speaking of price, SQL Server doesn’t have a way to estimate how expensive a scalar function is. All scalar functions, no matter how simple or complex, are given a single default cost in the ...

A cost center is a unit or a division in an organization that does not take in any income, but must spend money to fulfill an important function. In other words, a cost center only adds to costs.

Two of the leading choices are Microsoft SQL 2005 and Oracle Database 10g. So, for those seeking to reduce overall costs and reallocate labor investments to more innovative tasks, the obvious ...