ChrisM@Work (9/13/2012)
ScottPletcher (9/12/2012)
There is NO case where I would ever want to use a GUID as a clustered key column.It would have to be THE ONLY WAY POSSIBLE for me to consider it.
The performance damage is just way too severe.
Quite right too - but would you use a GUID as a PK?
Not if I can avoid it.
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