On table variable row estimations
At first glance, the question of how many rows are estimated from a table variable is easy. But, is it really that simple? Well, not really. To dig into...
2020-12-23 (first published: 2020-12-15)
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SQL In The Wild
Pluralsight Free April
It’s a few days into April, but not too late I hope to mention that Pluralsight is offering their entire library, free to new accounts, for the month of...
2020-04-16 (first published: 2020-04-07)
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A rant about presentations
My company’s internal conference is in a couple of weeks, so this seems like a good time to have a...
2018-05-04 (first published: 2018-04-24)
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Revisiting catch-all queries
I originally wrote about catch-all queries early in 2009, just as something that I’d seen several times in client code....
2018-03-26 (first published: 2018-03-13)
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Obsessing over query operator costs
A common problem when looking at execution plans is attributing too much meaning and value of the costs of operators.
The...
2018-02-22 (first published: 2018-02-13)
2,125 reads
Books of 2016
I set myself a reading goal of 75 books for last year, and managed 73. I’m not overly happy about...
2017-01-03
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Books of 2016
I set myself a reading goal of 75 books for last year, and managed 73. I’m not overly happy about...
2017-01-03
153 reads
What is a SARGable predicate?
‘SARGable’ is a weird term. It gets bandied around a lot when talking about indexes and whether queries can seek...
2016-09-13
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What is a SARGable predicate?
‘SARGable’ is a weird term. It gets bandied around a lot when talking about indexes and whether queries can seek...
2016-09-13
160 reads
SQL Server 2016 features: R services
One of the more interesting features in SQL 2016 is the integration of the R language.
For those who haven’t seen...
2016-05-24
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Blogs
Accessibility in your PowerPoint slide deck
This post is part of the series I kicked off here. You can read...
Daily Coping 28 Jul 2021
By Steve Jones
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
Clustering SAP #ASCS and #ERS on #AWS using Windows Server Failover Clustering
When ensuring high availability for SAP ASCS and ERS running on WIndows Server, the...
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Conditional Update of Column
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