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)
18,227 reads
Gregory Jackson
- Interests: Photography, Cooking, Playing Chess Poorly, Fly Fishing and Other Outdoor activities, playing with my kids.
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)
37,976 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)
24,982 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
16,008 reads
A Reporting System Architecture
This article describes one method of implementing a reporting system in SQL Server 2005
2008-01-21
14,075 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
25,939 reads
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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