SSIS Variable and Parameter Analysis
Use T-SQL to analyse the usage of all variables and parameters in an SSIS project, including the identification of any unused variables and parameters.
How to Find the Estimation Cost for a Query
Discover how to estimate the cost of a query. Read on to see an example of how to extract the Estimated Cost for execution plans stored in the procedure cache.
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DAX for SQL Folks: Part III - DAX Calculations
Introduction In response to my approach in the pop...
Open Source is Not a Career Path
A reprint from the early days of SQLServerCentral as Steve is on vacation. Here is Steve Jones' Open Source Musings from February 3, 2005.
Improve Row Count Estimates for Table Variables without Changing Code
Table variables can cause performance issues with joins when they contain a large number of rows. In SQL Server 2019, Microsoft has improved how the optimizer works with table variables which can improve performance without making changes to your code. In this article, Greg Larsen explains how this feature works and if it really does make a difference.
Testing SQL Server Stored Procedures and Functions with SQL Data Compare
Phil Factor demonstrates a cunning way to test stored procedures or functions, such as after refactoring, by storing the 'before' and 'after' results in views and then using SQL Data Compare to spot any discrepancies.
Evaluating Life at Work
It can be hard to evaluate your career and job situation, but Steve has some ideas today.
Can I Offload DBCC CHECKDB To Another Server?
You want to check for corruption, but you don’t want to slow down your primary production server. In this post, I’m specifically talking about offloading the corruption checking process. I’m not talking about doing corruption checking on both the primary and other servers – that’s wonderful, and if you’re doing that, you should hug yourself. You’re doing a good job. Who’s a good dog? You are! Good dog.
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
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Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
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Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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