A Virtual Database World
Steve Jones talks about virtualization with databases, but not in the way you might think.
2008-10-22
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A Virtual Database World
Steve Jones talks about virtualization with databases, but not in the way you might think.
2008-10-22
57 reads
Filtered Indexes in SQL Server 2008
This article demonstrates the performance improvements that can be achieved using Filtered Indexes in SQL server 2008
2008-10-22
2,688 reads
Tips for tuning SQL Server 2005 to improve reporting performance
We are required to report from our SQL Server 2005 database. There are five or six tables regularly used for holding the reporting data, but these tables have five-to-seven million rows of data in them already. We need to use these tables consistently and our performance involving reporting is struggling. Do you have any tips to help improve it?
2008-10-22
4,961 reads
Multi Select Parameters in SSRS - SQL School Video
Diving deeper into Reporting Services with this SQL School video, MVP Brian Knight shows how to create a report with a multi-select parameter, allowing the user to select multiple items for inclusion in the report.
2008-10-21
5,950 reads
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Agile, or maybe even hyper-agile. Steve Jones talks about some challenges in the web 2.0 world.
2008-10-21
63 reads
36 Changes
Agile, or maybe even hyper-agile. Steve Jones talks about some challenges in the web 2.0 world.
2008-10-21
62 reads
36 Changes
Agile, or maybe even hyper-agile. Steve Jones talks about some challenges in the web 2.0 world.
2008-10-21
73 reads
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 32 - Distributed Service Broker Environment - Conducting Dialogs
This installment of our series focuses on establishing, conducting, and terminating a sample Service Broker dialog in a distributed environment, leveraging previously established routes and dialog-level permission.
2008-10-21
1,729 reads
SQL Server Cursor Examples
In my T-SQL code I always use set based operations. I have been told these types of operations are what SQL Server is designed to process and it should be quicker than serial processing. I know cursors exist but I am not sure how to use them. Can you provide some cursor examples?
2008-10-21
5,907 reads
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