Executing Multiple Threads to Create a Load
Learn a few techniques for executing multiple sets of queries at once.
2016-08-11
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Performance testing
What do you consider important when performance testing?
What data specific considerations do you make when preparing for performance testing?
2014-08-07
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The Performance of Traversing a SQL Hierarchy
Dwain Camps shows that, depending on the size and characteristics of some hierarchical data, six different methods of traversal can each be the fastest at some point. He illustrates the danger in generalizing from just one set of test data, and that it's foolish to assume that just because SQL code looks neat, it will perform well.
2014-05-14
2,625 reads
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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