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  • RE: How many times UDF is called

    If there's an index on c1 and/or c2 then SQL may decide to seek on one (or both) and evaluate the udf only on the rows returned from them. Or...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: How many times UDF is called

    It depends on the execution plan that the optimiser picks.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: badly need help

    Wow.

    I for one am not helping out any further. I won't be a part to what looks unethical and maybe even illegal. Honestly, if I were in your shoes I'd...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (11/29/2010)


    Oddly enough, I do get paid by the hour and I still try to not work more than 44 although I'll admit the 71 hours a week ago...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: SQL Server Databse Hanged

    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/finding-the-causes-of-poor-performance-in-sql-server,-part-1/

    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/finding-the-causes-of-poor-performance-in-sql-server,-part-2/

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: badly need help

    Do not even consider touching the system tables. They are not there for you to edit. There's a reason that 'allow updates' was disabled on SQL 2005+.

    if i cant...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Turning off auto update of statistics

    Honestly, my suggestion would be to leave it on and then have jobs (daily, hourly, etc) that do an update stats with full scan.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Analysing dm_db_index_physical_stats result.

    Err, please read what I asked for.

    I said I want to see the results of that query with the page count included and that record_count, ghost_record_count and fragment_count are not...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Detect Corrupt Statistics - Is there a way?

    Index rebuilds can easily cause corruption (normal corrupt pages) to disappear as the process of rebuilding deallocates the damaged page. I'm going to consult an expert on corruption as to...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Needed SQL DBA's (multiple positions contract/Full Time)

    WayneS (11/29/2010)


    It was meant in a good way... I knew you had just finished up your masters...

    More like 'finishing' 🙂

    I started working after doing my Hons degree (B.Sc Honours,...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Pros and Cons for DR solutions

    RamSteve (11/29/2010)


    Hi Can some one shade light on pros and cons of DR solutions

    There have been entire books written on that topic.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Is SQL Server Central

    SQL can support a hell of a lot more than a medium-sized forum.

    MySpace runs on SQL Server

    NASDAC (stock exchange) runs on SQL Server

    Pacific telco (iirc) runs on SQL Server

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Needed SQL DBA's (multiple positions contract/Full Time)

    WayneS (11/29/2010)


    But either way...Jeez, that means you're older than I thought you were. 🙁

    Not quite sure how to take that. I'm 34 in a week and a day's time. 1994...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS with HISTOGRAM_STEPS

    How else is the optimiser going to get cardinality estimate for remote tables so that it can generate a good execution plan?

    It's not something that people see often, and that's...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS with HISTOGRAM_STEPS

    I didn't say it was trying to update statistics. I said it was trying to get statistics. As in read the existing statistics that are there. As in asking the...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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