Optional Parameters Causing Index Scans
Optional parameters in a stored procedure often lead to scans in the execution plan, reading through the entire table, even...
2014-04-15
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Simple SQL Server
Why worry about CXPACKET
Many people see CXPACKET at the top of their waits and start trying to fix it. I know this topic’s...
2014-03-11
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Free SQL Server Training (not a sales pitch)
My company cut the training budget this year, and it’s not that uncommon for that to happen anymore. However, I’m...
2014-03-04
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The Approachable DBA
DBAs are the gatekeepers, but if we make it an unpleasant process then people will find a way around the...
2014-02-13
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Cleaning up the Buffer Pool to Increase PLE
Chances are you have extra information in the buffer pool for a bad query and it’s dragging down your PLE,...
2014-01-08
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Indexing Fundamentals
First, lets understand what the types of indexes are. If you take a reference book, you have the two types...
2013-11-20
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New Job Checklist
I started a new job a month ago, but didn’t want to just figure things out as they came to...
2013-10-08
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Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Fires, SAN failures, tornados, and car accidents all came up today, yet it was a very good day at work. ...
2013-10-04 (first published: 2013-09-30)
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Monitoring and Baselines Presentation
Here’s my full presentation for SQL Saturday #250 in Pittsburgh this past Saturday along with some notes on what I...
2013-09-20
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Monitoring Database and Table Sizes
Trending database and table sizes helps give you an idea of what to expect, and, sometimes, points out problems and...
2013-09-11 (first published: 2013-09-10)
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Blogs
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
dataMinds Connect 2025 – Slides & Scripts
You can find all the session materials for the presentation “Indexing for Dummies” that...
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Distributed Availability Group Health: T-SQL and Zabbix
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extended events to spy on our server between 8 and 9 am
Hi, our peer who owns a remote mysql server from which we extract warehouse...
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DBCC CHECKIDENT
What is returned as a result set when I run this command without a new seed value?
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