SQL Window Functions Series: RANK() and DENSE_RANK()
Welcome to the fascinating world of SQL window functions! Today, we'll explore in detail: RANK() and DENSE_RANK().
2023-11-20 (first published: 2023-11-15)
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Welcome to the fascinating world of SQL window functions! Today, we'll explore in detail: RANK() and DENSE_RANK().
2023-11-20 (first published: 2023-11-15)
2,625 reads
In this Article , We will delve into the world of Query Store and explore how to use Optimized Plan Forcing to improve performance in SQL Server 2022. We will discuss what it is, how it works, and how it can impact your system's performance.
2023-09-04
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Learn how to conduct deep SQL Query optimization with SQL Grease with the Enterprise dashboard, historical data, troubleshooting SQL Server Wait Stats, capturing anomalies and intelligent notifications.
2022-02-02
As SQL developers, we tend to think of performance tuning in terms of crafting the best table indices, avoiding scalar and table valued functions, and analyzing query plans (among other things). But sometimes going back to the spec and applying some properties of elementary math can be the best way to begin to improve performance of SQL queries which implement mathematical formulas. This article is a case study of how I used this technique to optimize my SQL implementation of the Inverse Simpson Index.
2021-05-07 (first published: 2019-09-12)
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2016-01-14
1,788 reads
In his continuing quest to bring a deeper understanding of Query Optimizer to the world at large, Fabiano Amorim takes a moment to point out a potential pitfall you may encounter. A light read, but one worth persuing.
2010-01-01
3,379 reads
In SQL Server 2005, a feature was introduced that was hardly noticed, but which might make a great difference to anyone doing queries involving temporal data. For anyone doing Data Warehousing, timetabling, or time-based pricing, this could speed up your queries considerably. Who better to introduce this than Query Optimizer expert, Fabiano Amorim?
2009-10-26
3,485 reads
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 collects statistical information about indexes and column data stored in the database. These statistics are used by the SQL Server query optimizer to choose the most efficient plan for retrieving or updating data. This paper describes what data is collected, where it is stored, and which commands create, update, and delete statistics. By default, SQL Server 2008 also creates and updates statistics automatically, when such an operation is considered to be useful. This paper also outlines how these defaults can be changed on different levels (column, table, and database).
2009-07-24
2,506 reads
By James Serra
(Shameless plug: The price of my book “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern...
By Steve Jones
I was working with a customer and discussing how to do error handling. This...
By DataOnWheels
The 14th annual Ability Summit is a global event that I attended a few...
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I have a small test sandbox database on an instance with default master, model, msdb, and tempdb settings. The database has these files:I now run this command:
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