Distinct Rows, And The Columns You Choose
Footnote I have two queries. They return the same number of rows. The only difference is one column in the…
2019-05-20
Database Performance
Should Optimistic Be The Default Isolation Level?
Two Words Alright, I’ve lied to you already. There are way more than two words involved, here. I recently had…
2019-05-15
Queries with RECOMPILE and Query Store
Last week in our IEPTO2 class I was asked about queries with RECOMPILE and Query Store. Specifically: Do queries that have the OPTION (RECOMIPLE) hint go into Query...
2019-05-14
SQL Server 2017: here a NUMA, there a NUMA...
The first unexpected behavior is one that may already be familiar to many. [Max server memory] is not as often a maximum for SQL Server [total] memory as it...
2019-05-14
SQL SERVER – Get Last Known Actual Execution Plan for a Previously Cached Query Plan
This feature works with SQL Server 2019 and onwards. If you are using an earlier version of SQL Server this feature will not work and will give you an...
2019-05-11
How to load test a SQL database
How do you know whether a database code change is going to be great, okay or awful? If you want to test a new version of SQL Server how...
The...
2019-05-08
The Only Thing Worse Than Optional Parameters…
Kitchen Stink A lot has been written about “kitchen sink” queries. A couple of my favorites are by Aaron Bertrand…
2019-05-07
Introduction to Wait Statistics
Paul Randal provides a detailed introduction to troubleshooting SQL Server workload performance using wait statistics.
The post Introduction to Wait Statistics appeared first on SQLPerformance.com.
2019-05-07
Query Store, Plan Forcing and Table Variables
This weekend I was in Stockholm in Sweden, talking Query Store and plan forcing with Steinar Anderson, when he mentioned the problems he had while forcing plans that had...
The...
2019-05-06
SQL Server Monitoring Week – SQL Plan Warnings
Today I begin a week-long series where I will be discussing various SQL Server Monitoring Tools. My primary job is to help people with my consulting workshop Comprehensive Database...
2019-04-26
Blogs
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Finding the Next Sequence Value: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try...
Forums
DB Design Methods
I've read a few posts regarding what we use to design DB models and...
Auto Update Statistics not triggering on filtered indexes
I've got a table with 186,703,969 rows, about 300GB of data. There are several...
What is the difference between SQL Server and SQL Database?
I created a SQL Database in Azure Portal but I've just noticed it also...
Question of the Day
An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers