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Want faster SQL queries? Here are nine best practices for writing SQL queries that work like a charm (or at least, like they should).

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Everyone wants faster database queries, and both SQL developers and DBAs can turn to many time-tested methods to achieve that goal. Unfortunately, no single method is foolproof or ironclad. But ...