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Window Functions vs GROUP BYs

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There are many options available for improving the performance of a query: indexes, statistics, configuration settings, etc...
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2019-04-16

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Window Functions vs GROUP BYs

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There are many options available for improving the performance of a query: indexes, statistics, configuration settings, etc...
However, not all environments allow you to use...

2019-04-16

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Joining on NULLs

It’s important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect. Today I want to look at what...

2019-03-26

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Blog Post

Joining on NULLs

Watch this week's video on YouTube
It's important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect.
Today I want...

2019-03-26

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