Is it time for SQL Server to have Isolated Transactions?
SQL Server allows nesting of Transactions –in a sense. In truth, there is only one Transaction, with each ‘nested transaction’...
2009-03-10
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SQL Server allows nesting of Transactions –in a sense. In truth, there is only one Transaction, with each ‘nested transaction’...
2009-03-10
781 reads
For many of us, one of the high points of being an MVP is attending the annual MVP Summit hosted...
2009-03-07
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In Brian Kelly's recent blog post, he makes an excellent case outlining why there are few options but to 'Trust' SQL...
2009-02-20
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Why do folks continue to use outdated and unnecessary naming conventions? Specifically, the ridiculous ‘tbl’ prefix on tables, and the...
2008-10-23
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Why, when you can help others, that's when!
In my role as a senior Moderator with the MSDN SQL Forums, I am often...
2008-10-17
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SQL Server as an EAV Database -Good Idea?
It seems like I am getting more and more inquires from potential clients...
2008-10-03
368 reads
It’s been forgotten about and neglected for few years but I’ve decided to dust...
I am honored to announce that I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP...
By Rohit Garg
Demystifying KTLO: A Deep Dive into Keep The Lights On Work in IT...
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I have tried a number of times to export and then import my SSMS...
For the Question of the day, I am going to go deep, but try to be more clear, as I feel like I didn't give enough info last time, leading folks to guess the wrong answer... :) For today's question: You’re troubleshooting a performance issue on a critical stored procedure. You notice that a previously efficient query now performs a full table scan instead of an index seek. Upon investigating, you find that an NVARCHAR parameter is being compared to a VARCHAR column in the WHERE clause. What is the most likely cause of the query plan regression?
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