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Matt Bowler is a DBA at SQL Services, and teaches database design and administration courses at the local institute of technology. A recent but avid discoverer of SQL Server, Matt is a regular contributor to forums at MSDN, Experts Exchange and SSC and he blogs at mattsql.wordpress.com.
Archives: February 2013
SQL Server 2008 Statistics: What does a DBA need to know?
I’ve been looking into the behaviour of statistics in SQL Server 2008 – so I’d like to present an overview from a DBA perspective.
What are statistics?
Statistics are a database scoped object that are used by the query optimiser in creating query plans. They describe the distribution of values… Read more
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Posted in Ctrl-alt-geek on 14 February 2013