SAN and NAS protocols and how they impact SQL Server
Discusses the various SAN and NAS protocols (FC, iSCSI, NFS) and how choosing one over the other can impact your SQL Server Performance.
2015-07-24 (first published: 2012-04-24)
18,277 reads
Gregory Jackson
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RAID and Its Impact on your SQL Performance
This article attempts to explain RAID's impact on SQL performance.
2014-05-16 (first published: 2012-05-01)
38,188 reads
Correlated Joins Using "Apply"
Discusses the use of the newly introduced APPLY Statement in SQL Server 2005
2009-02-27 (first published: 2008-06-16)
24,992 reads
The Cost of Function Use In A Where Clause
Discusses Index Selection impact when functions are wrapped around WHERE clause filtering columns
2008-02-28
16,031 reads
A Reporting System Architecture
This article describes one method of implementing a reporting system in SQL Server 2005
2008-01-21
14,205 reads
Who Cares about FillFactor?
New Author! The first of two articles this week on fill factors, this article looks at the impact fill factor can have on performance and shows you the key tools and counters you use to assess the impact of changes to fill factor.
2003-11-19
25,957 reads
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Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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