SQL Update With JOIN Techniques for Efficient Data Management

Jordan Sanders
1 min readDec 3, 2024

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One of many things SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle have in common is that they store data in multiple tables related to each other with a common key value. This means you cannot avoid retrieving records from two or more tables based on some condition while working with these relational databases. In SQL, this can be easily achieved with the help of JOINs.

This article talks about the UPDATE JOIN operation — a powerful tool in database management that allows you to perform precise and efficient data updates, ensure data integrity, and improve overall operational performance.

Read in full to learn how to make SQL Server update with JOIN techniques.

The article added some illustrative examples of UPDATE JOIN operation usage and best-practice advice to make your experience even better. For this, we used dbForge Studio for SQL Server as a trusted instrument for all the practical exercises.

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Jordan Sanders
Jordan Sanders

Written by Jordan Sanders

PR Manager at Devart since 2010 | Obsessed with the promotion of database development optimization

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