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Which is Faster: SAN or Directly-Attached Storage?
Or should I place my database files on SAN or directly-attached storage? This is a frequently asked question. It comes up repeatedly in public newsgroups, email discussion lists, and private meetings with customers who are concerned with database performance.
Exotic Joins in T-SQL and How They Translate in SSIS
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Less CIOs are reporting to CEOs this past year. Is that a problem? Steve Jones offers some comments.
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Employee compensation is more than just salary. Steve Jones talks about how you might look at building more effective compensation plans for workers.
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Employee compensation is more than just salary. Steve Jones talks about how you might look at building more effective compensation plans for workers.
Compensation - WMV
Employee compensation is more than just salary. Steve Jones talks about how you might look at building more effective compensation plans for workers.
Data Access Tracing in SQL Server 2005
Learn how to apply the new tracing functionality in Microsoft data access technologies such as ADO.NET 2.0, MDAC 2.82, SQL Server Native Client, and the JDBC driver; and in the SQL Server network protocols and the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database engine.
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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