It comes as rather a shock to find out that one of the commonest circumstances in an OLTP database, an ascending primary key with most querying on the latest records, can throw the judgement of the Query Optimiser to the extent that perfomance nose-dives. Fabiano Amorim once again dons snorkel and goggles to explore the murky depths of execution plans to find out why.
2011-09-16
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2011-09-15
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2011-09-15 (first published: 2009-10-07)
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There are numerous circumstances when we wish to add a custom function to a SSRS report in order to cater for needs of the customer which exceeds the capability of the built-in functions in SSRS. In these scenarios we will have to write our own functions. In this article you will see how to add custom code to SSRS.
2011-09-15
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On Thursday September 15th, MCM Robert Davis will discuss the architect jobs and their meanings.
2011-09-15
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We are pleased to announce that Jeff Moden has been elected by judges and the SQL Server community as the Exceptional DBA of 2011.
2011-09-14
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Come join Steve Jones and many other SQL Server pros in Liverpool for SQLBits on Sept 29-Oct 1.
2011-09-14
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Are your index statistics up to date? The SQL Server database engine uses statistics to determine which execution plan to use when a query is compiled. Index statistics are used to help the SQL Server engine determine the cardinality of different column values in a SQL Server table. If you want to give SQL Server a fighting chance at picking an optimal execution plan then you need to make sure you maintain your index statistics.
2011-09-14
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Managing Data removal During ETL. First of Comprehensive tools designed for ease of use especially in enterprise Projects.
2011-09-13
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2011-09-13 (first published: 2009-09-30)
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By Steve Jones
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