Improve Query Performance when SQL Server Ignores Nonclustered Index
In this article, we look at why SQL Server may not use a non-clustered index over the clustered index and what you can do to improve performance.
2023-10-30
In this article, we look at why SQL Server may not use a non-clustered index over the clustered index and what you can do to improve performance.
2023-10-30
In this article, we look at execution plans and performance of a natively compiled stored procedure versus a traditional stored procedure.
2023-10-16
We need to monitor our servers, but individual metrics have more complexity than just setting simple limits for their readings.
2023-02-06 (first published: 2023-01-30)
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2020-11-13
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2020-06-23
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2020-06-22
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The SQL Server set statistics time statement displays the number of milliseconds to parse, compile, and execute a T-SQL query statement. This set statement is widely used to assess times to implement a query statement. The set statistics time statement reports the CPU time and elapsed time for performance tuning.
2020-05-08
Kendra Little talks about write ahead logging in SQL Server, one of the basic concepts that developers and DBAs should understand.
2024-03-21 (first published: 2020-01-20)
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By Will Assaf
I recently reviewed, worked on, and added a similar example to the DATETIMEOFFSET Microsoft...
Database administrators (DBAs) are the backbone of data-driven organizations. If you're looking to break...
By Brian Kelley
Another security fundamentals topic is authentication versus authorization. For those who have a clear...
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I run this command in SQL Server 2022. What is the extension of the backup file?
BACKUP DATABASE HerdofTwo TO DISK = 'HerdOfTwo_20240501'See possible answers