Please post the query that you're using and all the indexes on the table.

You can't do it with a backup/restore. A restore recreates the database as it was at the time of backup, identical files. Restore the DB and then add the new...

I was going to say something similar, but decided against it. Then a friend posted a blog...

If you find it, I think this query can only be done if the WITH (CrystalBall) join hint is used.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1670606-391-1.aspx

And we were supposed to...

Why should the two negative values not appear in the results?

Don't think it's going to help much

An update statement can affect one and only one table. If you have to update values in 30 tables, you need 30 update statements. You can use something like foreachDB...

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX <index name> on <Table Name> (<Column1>, <Column2>)

Why are you considering partitioning?

Cross Apply didn't exist in SQL Server 2000 and it doesn't work if a database is set to compatibility mode...

An update statement can only affect a single table. Hence to update multiple tables you need multiple update statements

Deny overrules grant, so if you add someone to db_datareader and db_denydatareader, they will not be able to read anything.

As for db_owner, test and see. (can't recall offhand whether db_owner...

Yes, and?

Read committed doesn't mean no blocking. It means that readers don't block writers, that's all.

ichayan2003 (3/19/2015)

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As per link the is null clause on the where clause for the lookup columns worked fine. But this works only if is null clause returns no. In case...