Poor Little Misunderstood Views
Some people love ‘em, some people hate ‘em. But, one thing I have found to be nearly universal is that...
2010-07-29
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Some people love ‘em, some people hate ‘em. But, one thing I have found to be nearly universal is that...
2010-07-29
51,964 reads
Have you ever written a query that just seems to take forever? You have looked it over time and time...
2010-07-13
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Many people, once they start getting comfortable writing SQL, begin asking the same questions. One such common question is “Does...
2010-07-07
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A pervasive oversight in database indexing by newer database users is relying solely on indexes used for joining tables together...
2010-07-01
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The following queries look extremely innocent. However, they are all application killers once the target table grows to more than...
2010-06-28
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One of the first roadblocks many developers run into when using SQL Server for the first time is firing off...
2010-06-24
2,344 reads
Time and time again I have run into the scenario where a developer who is moving into using databases is...
2010-06-22
685 reads
Here’s a big statement
WHEN WRITING DATABASE QUERIES, 95% OF THE TIME THE BOTTLENECK IS IN THE I/O, not the CPU,...
2010-06-10
957 reads
In my real-life I play guitar. Being an analytical sort-of-fella I found myself inhaling all the books, videos, advice, etc....
2010-06-08
633 reads
Bear with me as I wax philosophical for two sentences. Our societies are becoming more polarized with each passing day. ...
2010-06-03
670 reads
By Steve Jones
Some time ago I had downloaded all the SQL Saturday XML files. I’ve been...
Statistics objects are important for allowing the SQL Server Optimizer to make good estimates...
By DataOnWheels
Saving the Day from Delay Part 2 Creating DateKey and TimeKey columns can be...
We're having a very peculiar problem with the "Maximum stored procedure, function, trigger, or...
1. What is the difference among nested loop?hash join and merge join? 2. what...