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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Implicit Data Conversion: The "HHidden" Bottleneck
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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WHERE to begin
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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Indexes are best utilized in WHERE, not JOIN
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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Function Calls are Evil Incarnate
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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My SELECT statement has hung!
One of the first roadblocks many developers run into when using SQL Server for the first time is firing off...
2010-06-24
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The Power of Indexes
Time and time again I have run into the scenario where a developer who is moving into using databases is...
2010-06-22
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Killer I/O
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
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A Guitar is Just a Piece of Wood
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
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The Nature of the Database-Driven Developer
Bear with me as I wax philosophical for two sentences. Our societies are becoming more polarized with each passing day. ...
2010-06-03
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Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers