Count(*) or Count(1) ?
Every so often on the on-line forums, the question of : Which is better Count(*) or Count(1) ? will occur. So can...
2010-07-27
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Every so often on the on-line forums, the question of : Which is better Count(*) or Count(1) ? will occur. So can...
2010-07-27
1,461 reads
For those that may of missed it, voting for SQLBits sessions is now open. Make your voice heard and get...
2010-07-20
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I am somewhat uncomfortable blogging this, as I feel that it falls into “Polish a turd” category. Having said that,...
2010-07-02
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One of my back burner projects is to setup a local user group.
I'm delighted to now say that this is...
2010-06-28
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It’s as simple as that. If you don’t specify ORDER BY, then the order of your result set is not...
2010-06-26
701 reads
Ever been curious about the schema of , say an SSRS rdl file ? How about the execution plan ?
Not only should...
2010-06-15
484 reads
I have received a number of requests for an explanation of my winning query of TSQL Challenge 19. This involved...
2010-05-27
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One of my personal pet issues is with inappropriate use of the NOLOCK hint (and read uncommitted) . Don't get me...
2010-04-23
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Cross apply (and outer apply) are a very welcome addition to the TSQL language. However, today after a few hours...
2010-03-26
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It is widely know that data modifications on table variables do not support parallelism, Peter Larsson has a good example...
2010-03-04
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In today's data-driven world, SQL (Structured Query Language) is a blazing-hot skill. It's your...
By Steve Jones
I leave tonight for Australia. I was in London 3 days ago, so this...
By Brian Kelley
As I look at the state of information technology today, I see one constant:...
Hi, I have the following table: CREATE TABLE [dbo].[UnitProdFinal]( [YearMonth] [int] NULL, [SerialNumber] [varchar](50)...
Hello All, I have recently joined a project, where main, core tables with millions...
How many table hints can I include in a query?
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