The Column Set takes no storage, as it is derived at run-time, kind of like a calculated column. However, unlike a calculated column, a Column Set is updateable using the values directly in the XML ...

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So defining it as a sparse column and creating a filtered index will enable SQL Server to optimize access to this column and also save space. Now this actually is a violation of the normalization ...

SQL Server 2008 release candidate sports improvements across the board, but the head turners – and disappointments – will mostly impact large shops Katmai, the code name for Microsoft’s imminent SQL ...