More RBAR and "Tuning" UPDATEs
SQL Server expert Jeff Moden discusses a common problem seen in many update statements.
SQL Server expert Jeff Moden discusses a common problem seen in many update statements.
With SQL Server 2005 recently released, one of the things that many people are looking for are some guidelines for working with the new product. New author NandaKishore brings us a list of best practices that should give you a start.
This paper describes the Fuzzy Lookup and Fuzzy Grouping transformations that are part of SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS). These SSIS transformations are useful for improving the data quality of existing data as well as new data that is being loaded into your database.
Understanding different types of failovers/Role Switching and How do they internally work in database mirroring.
Importing data files is always a challenge for a DBA, especially when the files might vary in format. Having one codebase is important and new author Mark Balasundram brings us the template for a high performance application to do just that.
Scaling out is hard to do with SQL Server, but why doesn't Microsoft build a better solution?
Vote for Service Pack 3!!! For SQL Server 2005. As of now, Microsoft has no plans to release Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2005. I sent them our poll results, but we need more votes. Let them know this is important by voting on Connect. Vote Now!!!! Update: There's a post that they hear […]
Discover how to use metadata for pooling information already resident in an application to create a flexible search interface that reduces complexity and increases users' productivity.
This article will show you how to use the sys.dm_exec_cached_plans DMV to monitor the performance of stored procedures
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