Yeah, it was absolutely top notch. Too bad he didn't write it for the Standard. I would have paid more. 😀

Don't get hung on OLTP = no paralellism. I've seen it go both ways. I agree with George (stop banging your head). Most of the time the cost setting is...

I may as well pile on here since we clearly don't have a consensus.

Either will work.

Either will work with multiple servers, multiple databases, etc.

However, PowerShell offers much more flexibility and...

It's possible. All those ISNULL functions on your columns are going to absolutely kill performance. Have you looked at the execution plan for the query, both on the fast servers...

I agree, the best skill you can begin to develop immediately is the ability to do a search. Remember, you're not the first person down this path. Actually, it's not...

Excellent article. You made several points and made them well, not the least illustrating why "it depends" is such a common statement.

Well done Lynn

Jack Corbett (3/15/2010)

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GSquared (3/15/2010)

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What year? (My birthday was yesterday, so I'm curious as to what the actual age...

CirquedeSQLeil (3/15/2010)

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george sibbald (3/15/2010)

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sorry Alvin, have to agree with Gail, jarjar has to be the most annoying character ever created in any film. Made my flesh crawl.

Always amazed me how...

Absolutely. Belated best wishes.

Lynn Pettis (3/15/2010)

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Grant Fritchey (3/15/2010)

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GSquared (3/15/2010)

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What year? (My birthday was yesterday, so I'm curious as to what the actual age...

Thanks Steve.

Thanks to all the denizens of The Thread.

Now go answer SQL Server questions.

GSquared (3/15/2010)

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What year? (My birthday was yesterday, so I'm curious as to what the actual age difference is.) If...

No worries there. Work then off for the SNESSUG meeting. No chances of having too much fun.