Implicit Conversions warning
After adding an index, ensuring that an index is actually used is probably the biggest win you will get in...
2011-10-17
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Dave Ballantyne
Rows or Range, What’s the difference ?
With the release of Denali CTP3 came an extension of the over clause to allow for a sliding window of...
2011-09-22
2,311 reads
Unleashing my inner Viking, SQLBits and more…
In case you didn't know SQLBits 9 ,”Query across the Mersey”, is taking place in Liverpool from September 21st to...
2011-08-31
1,563 reads
Rolling your own index lookups
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been training developers in what they really need to know about SQL Server to...
2011-08-01
1,340 reads
Denali–IIF and CHOOSE
In Denali CTP3, we have a new of new functions to play with. For this post, im going to focus...
2011-07-19
794 reads
Optimizing a cursor based routine – Part 2
In the second part of his optimization series, Dave Ballantyne shows us how to add conditional logic to set based, more efficient T-SQL code.
2011-06-28
5,292 reads
Optimizing a cursor based routine – Part 1
Learn how you can remove a cursor and optimize a routine that loops through a series of data and performs various calculations in this short article from Dave Ballantyne.
2011-06-27
7,817 reads
Non use of persisted data – Part deux
In my last blog I showed how persisted data may not be used if you have used the base data...
2011-06-20
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Itzik Ben-Gan is in town
Not that you would know it from the page below, but Itzik Ben-Gan is back in London to do a...
2011-06-17
1,282 reads
Non use of persisted data
Working at a client site, that in itself is good to say, I ran into a set of circumstances that...
2011-06-13
625 reads
Blogs
Streamlining Azure VM Moves Into Availability Zones
By John
One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that...
Monday Monitor Tips: Native Replication Monitoring
By Steve Jones
Redgate Monitor has been able to monitor replication for a long term, but it...
Advice I Like: Art
By Steve Jones
Superheroes and saints never make art. Only imperfect beings can make art because art...
Forums
Think LSNs Are Unique? Think Again - Preventing Data Loss in CDC ETL
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The AI Bubble and the Weak Foundation Beam
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Question of the Day
A Big PK
In SQL Server 2025, how many columns can be included in a Primary Key constraint?
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