I’m sure most people have identity values lurking somewhere in their databases.  In fact I would guess that most people have a lot of them.

An often overlooked fact is that while they are an ever increasing/decreasing value, they do have limits.

If you have a high number of inserts… Read more

Daunting!  By way of introduction, I’m Mat   This blog is mostly for myself, to document what I know and maybe highlight what I don’t.  Hopefully it will grow into something more and maybe help other DBAs who encounter the same challenges I do, after all, no one wants to re-invent… Read more