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Advanced Troubleshooting with Extended Events

SQL Server DBAs the world over have a problem that never seems to go away: troubleshooting, with the vast majority of troubleshooting being done to find a performance problem of some kind. Even the most carefully architected and tested application system will experience changes over time that can lead to significant performance issues.

2008-12-17

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SQL Server 2008 Sparse Columns Identifying Columns For Conversion

SQL Server 2008 has introduced a new way to store data for columns that contain excessive NULL values called Sparse Columns. What this means is that when you declare a column as Sparse and any time a NULL value is entered in the column it will not use any space. Is there a way to identify what columns would make a good candidate for this without having to analyze each column individually?

2008-12-15

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