Poor Little Misunderstood Views

Some people love ‘em, some people hate ‘em. But, one thing I have found to be nearly universal is that...

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...

WHERE to begin

Many people, once they start getting comfortable writing SQL, begin asking the same questions. One such common question is “Does...

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...

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...

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...

The Power of Indexes

Time and time again I have run into the scenario where a developer who is moving into using databases is...

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,...

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....

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. ...