SQL Server : how to select a fixed amount of rows (select every x-th value)

Question

A short description: I have a table with data that is updated over a certain time period. Now the problem is, that - depending on the nature of the sensor which sends the da

Answer 1

One more option to consider:

Select Top 1000 * 
From dbo.SomeTable 
Where ....
Order By NewID()

but to be honest- like the previous answer more than this one. The question could be about performance..