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  • RE: SQL and SEO

    SEO (search engine optimization) is a broad general term; there are many forms of search engines besides web searching and Google. Are we talking about a web search engine or...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Deadlock on a "queued DELETE"

    Pingala (9/28/2016)


    I am not sure how many rows are in a particular "queued" delete operation. Does indexing help?

    Like I mentioned above, an index on the DELETE's WHERE clause predicate is...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: How to Upgrade T-SQL Skills

    Talib123 (9/27/2016)


    Hi All,

    I'm a production DBA and have been for a good while.

    I can query, join filters but how do I get my T-sql skills to a developer\Report writer...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: DevOps at Microsoft

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/27/2016)


    That I agree with.

    Where I work now, we have a dedicated DevOps team who performs functions like application configuration and support, deployments, automation tooling, etc....

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: DevOps at Microsoft

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/27/2016)


    Eric M Russell (9/27/2016)


    DevOps works when it's intentional; like when IT staff have DevOps as part of their official job description, are separate from the...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Deadlock on a "queued DELETE"

    Are you deleting one row or a range or rows?

    Also, is the selectivity of the delete operation covered by an index?

    For example, if you DELETE FROM TABLEA WHERE...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Don't tell the boss

    Grant Fritchey (9/27/2016)


    Rich Mechaber (9/27/2016)


    But. If I worked for Grant, I'd be terrified of telling him anything in the way of bad news. Who's gonna volunteer to inform...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Designing indexes for static archive table

    Especially for a flattened table, using DATA_COMPRESSION = PAGE option on a conventional row store clustered index table should result in 50% - 70% compression, which does translate into fewer...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Designing indexes for static archive table

    200k rows isn't very large to begin with, and a medium sized server can easily table scan that within a few seconds with no indexing. But since it's for archival...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: DevOps at Microsoft

    DevOps works when it's intentional; like when IT staff have DevOps as part of their official job description, are separate from the development team and have their own manager. DevOps...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: What random trash is in your drawer?

    Steven.Grzybowski (9/26/2016)


    A locked box.

    Inside that locked box is medication. Lots and lots of medication. My regularly prescribed daily meds, every OTC NSAID you can think of,...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Looking to update old code

    ScottPletcher (9/26/2016)


    Eric M Russell (9/26/2016)


    ScottPletcher (9/23/2016)


    Eric M Russell (9/23/2016)

    Regardless of SQL Server version, performance optimization should start by looking at execution plans.

    Not necessarily. If the best clustered indexes are...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Looking to update old code

    ScottPletcher (9/23/2016)


    Eric M Russell (9/23/2016)

    Regardless of SQL Server version, performance optimization should start by looking at execution plans.

    Not necessarily. If the best clustered indexes are not already in place,...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Don't tell the boss

    In all fairness to the DBA, this situation might be a reacton to the IT environment; for example office politics, the incentive program, or micromanagement on the part of upper...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Don't tell the boss

    Yes, what can't be measured cannot be managed.

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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