Physical Database Design Consideration
There are lots of things to think about when you design a physical database. What data types should I use? What column is appropriate for the primary key? Are there particular indexes that I should use to improve performance? How should I implement data integrity rules? This list goes on and on. In this article Greg Larsen will be exploring different physical database design elements.
Jiggly Code
There should be some method to your madness when fixing code. At least, that's what Linus Torvalds thinks and Steve Jones agrees.
Testing times
Databases are unique in IT that they are singularly resistant to 'best practice' advice. Any such advice can never be anything other than a starting position for tests in your own environment.
TSQL Challenge 74 - Find the expiring quantity of material
The challenge is to create a query for a report that show expiring material
Using the MERGE Statement in SSIS Via a Stored Procedure
Step-by-step instructions how to build a stored procedure that dynamically constructs and executes a merge statement within SSIS.
Tom LaRock's SQL Server Howlers
In this next article in our series where well-known SQL Server people write about their favorite SQL Server Howlers, we asked Tom Larock for his top five common misunderstandings about how SQL Server works that end in tears, and plaintive forum questions.
Index Internal Structure in SQL Server: Stairway to SQL Server Indexes Level 10
A detailed look the B-Tree structure – Leaf level and non-leaf level.
Sub query expressions vs. Joins.
Do sub query expressions introduce a performance penalty on retrieving large data sets?
Thoughts on Survival
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Are you in a survival job? Read Andy's thoughts and let us know.
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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