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
58,902 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
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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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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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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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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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By Steve Jones
vicarous – adj. curious to know what someone else would do if they were...
Say we have a database that we want to migrate a copy of into...
We are trying to get apps and users off of using SQL accounts to...
Hi I have this view to check if a job is running: SELECT...
All, if you are like me and do not care for the built-in color...
Certain internal SQL Server actions cause internal checkpoints. Which of these actions does not cause an internal checkpoint?
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