Installing SSDT for Visual Studio 2017
I had SSDT for VS 2017 installed some time ago, but due to some issues I had to uninstall it....
2018-06-19
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Blog Posts
Join Elimination: When SQL Server Removes Unnecessary Tables
In this post and video at SQLPerformance.com, I discuss what join elimination is and how it works in SQL Server. Join elimination is one of the many techniques that...
2018-06-19
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Join Elimination: When SQL Server Removes Unnecessary Tables
In this post and video at SQLPerformance.com, I discuss what join elimination is and how it works in SQL Server. ...
2018-06-19
632 reads
Join Elimination: When SQL Server Removes Unnecessary Tables
In this post and video at SQLPerformance.com, I discuss what join elimination is and how it works in SQL Server. Join elimination is one of the many techniques that...
2018-06-19
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Plan Metrics Without the Plan: Trace Flag 7412
I place a lot of emphasis on capturing actual execution plans because of the runtime metrics, but with Trace Flag...
2018-06-19 (first published: 2018-06-11)
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Removing a secondary replica database in Always On SQL Environment
Removing a database from an Always On availability group is pretty straight forward and can be accomplished by either ssms...
2018-06-19
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South Florida Vacation Notes
I extended my trip to SQLSaturday South Florida for a couple days vacation. If I’m going to drive 3-1/2 hours...
2018-06-19
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SQL Saturday Houston is this weekend
I’m speaking along with many other amazingly talented professionals, including Adam from Guy In A Cube. If you’re in the...
2018-06-19
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SQL Server 2017 – SELECT INTO [A SPECIFIC FILEGROUP]
Forget about Adaptive Query Processing for a minute, what other feature have I been waiting for? SELECT INTO a specific...
2018-06-19
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SQLSat Houston This Weekend!
The wife and I are making the road trip this weekend to SQLSat Houston and we're both speaking!This SQLSaturday Houston is going to be great - looking forward to...
2018-06-19
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Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
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The Distance Metric
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The New Wave of Security Threats
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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