Which One is Better? IN or BETWEEN?
I just had an interesting case of performance tuning: a query with multiple predicates on a very large table. Something...
2018-03-21 (first published: 2018-03-09)
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Guy Glantser
What is the CXPACKET Wait Type?
This wait type indicates that parallel plans execute on the server. This wait type doesn’t necessarily means there is a...
2018-03-02
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Use Filtered Statistics to Improve Performance on Very Large Tables
Let’s say you have a very large table on a SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition instance. This means: old cardinality...
2018-03-02
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How to Troubleshoot Waiting Tasks Without Requests in SQL Server?
Usually, when I need to troubleshoot currently running requests, I use a combination of sys.dm_exec_requests and sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks. The former retrieves...
2018-02-01
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Doing More with Less – My Productivity Guide
Houston, We Have a Problem
We are living in a crazy world. And it just gets more and more crazy all...
2018-01-28
842 reads
How to Size Your Database Files?
Let’s say you need to create a new SQL Server database, which is going to grow very fast, but you...
2018-01-18 (first published: 2018-01-08)
1,758 reads
What is Graph Processing in SQL Server 2017?
There is a growing need for Graph Databases in the market. This is a type of database, which is capable...
2018-01-08
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What is the Automatic Plan Correction in SQL Server 2017?
SQL Server 2017 brings a new interesting feature, that might be a game changer in some environments. I’m talking about...
2017-12-25
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SQL Saturday Nepal 2017
I had the honor to visit Nepal and participate in SQL Saturday Nepal 2017. You can visit the event website...
2017-12-23
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How to Calculate Running Totals in SQL Server
In show #84 of the SQL Server Radio Hebrew Edition, Matan and I talked about how to calculate running totals in SQL...
2017-12-01 (first published: 2017-11-19)
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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