Does a clustered index sort the rows within a page
This is just something I was curious about. I ran my tests and got an answer and now I thought...
2014-12-15
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SQLStudies
DROP INDEX and CREATE INDEX vs ALTER INDEX REBUILD
I saw someone ask a few weeks ago if it was faster to drop and re-create an index or do...
2014-12-11
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TSQL Tuesday #61: Giving Back, you gain more than you give.
Almost four months ago I posted my goals for the next year in my two year anniversary post. I pretty...
2014-12-09
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INSERT INTO SELECT vs SELECT INTO
INSERT INTO SELECT and SELECT INTO may be very similar commands but they have some important differences. Every now and...
2014-12-03
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Using a date or int column as the clustered index.
The other day I was answering a question about clustered indexes and it lead indirectly to a twitter conversation on...
2014-12-08 (first published: 2014-12-01)
6,986 reads
Who’s on call
Kenneth Fisher:
I really enjoyed writing this post last year and honestly still enjoy reading it myself. And since tomorrow is...
2014-11-26
1,054 reads
Putting sp_ at the beginning of your stored procedure.
Every now and again you see articles and posts about putting sp_ at the beginning of a stored procedure. So...
2014-11-24
1,090 reads
You don’t really need ORDER BY do you?
You see dozens of blog posts and articles about how the order of a result set is not guaranteed without...
2014-12-01 (first published: 2014-11-19)
9,657 reads
Using T-SQL to populate a Central Management Server
We have been using a CMS (Central Management Server) at my office for the last few years. Even beyond the...
2014-11-24 (first published: 2014-11-17)
6,991 reads
Adding a column to the primary key.
Every now and again you realize that the primary key for a table does not uniquely describe a row. Not...
2014-11-13
1,086 reads
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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