OR vs UNION ALL – Is One Better For Performance?
Today I want to show you a trick that could make your queries run faster.
It won’t always work, but when...
2018-02-20
212 reads
OR vs UNION ALL - Is One Better For Performance?
Today I want to show you a trick that could make your queries run faster.
It won't always work, but when it does everyone will be impressed with your performance...
2018-02-20
16 reads
Capture SQL Server Reported Errors using Extended Events
In my introduction to Extended Events blog, I mentioned that the xEvent is my favorite toy for performance troubleshooting. This blog may...
2018-03-05 (first published: 2018-02-20)
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Getting started with the SQLUndercover Inspector
Here is a quick guide to getting started with the SQLUndercover Inspector.
Pre-requisites:
SQL 2012 or higherSQL Server AgentA database to store...
2018-02-19
375 reads
Summary of my Partitioning Series
Partitioning Basics – Part 1 – Creating Partitions
Partitioning Basics – Part 2 – Splitting/Merging Partitions
Partitioning Basics – Part 3 – Switching Data
Partitioning and filegroup restores
Update to...
2018-02-19
466 reads
SQL Saturday Chicago: I’m speaking
If you’re in Chicago on March 17 and have some free time, why not check out all the cool kids?...
2018-02-19
257 reads
STORPORT: Reading an ETL trace
One of the things I enjoy most is diagnosing storage latency. I honestly couldn’t tell you why I enjoy it...
2018-03-05 (first published: 2018-02-19)
3,675 reads
Using a gMSA with SQL Server
As you already know, SQL Server runs as a service. And services require a service account to run under. While...
2018-03-02 (first published: 2018-02-19)
17,359 reads
Automating Database Deployment: Part 2 Setting Up the RoundhousE Environment
Remember from the introduction that RoundhousE is a command line driven database deployment engine. This article of the series will discuss the deployment flow and the RoundhousE environment, looking...
2018-02-19
55 reads
The default filegroup, and why you should care.
You know you can have multiple filegroups right? You might have a separate filegroup for the data (the clustered index...
2018-02-19
587 reads
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Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
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Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
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Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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