More on the MVP SQL Server book
If you buy from Manning directly today or tomorrow, there’s a 50% discount . Use the code pop0928 at the checkout....
2009-09-29
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Gail Shaw
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MVP book is available for preorder
Last year a large number of MVPs (mostly SQL Server) got together to write a book with all proceeds going...
2009-09-28
559 reads
Why is CheckDB rolling back transactions?
I saw this one on a forum recently and it’s a fun question to look into.
When running CheckDB on an...
2009-09-24
600 reads
Estimated rows, actual rows and execution count
It’s often said that a major discrepancy between estimated and actual row counts in a query’s execution plan is a...
2009-09-22
2,136 reads
Multiple Execution Paths
It’s not uncommon to find stored procedures that have multiple IF statements controlling the flow of execution within the procedure....
2009-09-15
736 reads
Thoughts on the 24 hours of PASS
From all indications, the first 24 hours of PASS was a resounding success. Hundreds of attendees for each session, minimal...
2009-09-03
359 reads
Backing up to NUL vs Backup with Truncate only
Or “It’s 10pm, do you know where your log records are?”
Something that I’ve started to see recently is the idea...
2009-08-31
2,184 reads
Corruption in sys.dependencies
The second type of corruption I want to look at is that of missing references in sys.sql_dependencies. This typically appears...
2009-08-26
421 reads
Stats blob corruptions
There have been a couple odd types of corruption that I’ve been seeing on the forums. I want to take...
2009-08-24
348 reads
Performance Implications of Database Snapshots
Books online mentions that performance may be reduced when using database snapshots. I decided to investigate how severe that reduction could be.
2008-09-23
9,533 reads
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In a hash join, if all the build input does not fit in memory, what type of hash join is this?
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