Database index design and optimization: Some guidelines
Well-designed indexes are an important part of database optimization because they are the key factor in achieving optimal query performance and response...
2013-05-22
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SQL Server Transactions and Locking (Part 1)
In many situations, data modification requires several steps. For example, you may need to change the values ??in two separate...
2013-05-22
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Designing and Implementing Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Architecture (Part 1)
The well-designed online analytical processing (OLAP) solution is fundamental to organizations analysis capabilities. That is why, when designing the OLAP...
2013-05-22
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SQL Server index related dynamic management views and functions (Part 3)
With the release of SQL Server 2005 and later releases, Microsoft introduced set of new dynamic management view and function...
2013-05-22
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Presenting 2 sessions at SQLPASS
I’m truly honored to be chosen to speak at PASS Summit 2013. The honor is compounded as I have been...
2013-05-22
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We’re speaking at PASS Summit 2013!
PASS liked our “Mouth Wide Shut” interviewing session from last year so much that they’ve decided to have us back...
2013-05-22
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Index Analysis May Update
Seems I managed to make it through all of April without an update to the index analysis stored procedure. It...
2013-05-22
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Holy Schnikes I’m Speaking at PASS Summit 2013
I am beyond excited to announce that I have been accepted to speak at the annual SQL PASS Summit 2013...
2013-05-22
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PASS Summit 2013 is Looking Cloudy
No, this isn’t some complaint about PASS or the Summit. This is an announcement that not only will I be...
2013-05-22
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View computed columns in database
Snippet to quickly view computed column information. You can also view this by doing a “create table” script. This however,...
2013-05-22
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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