As a developer, if you need to go into the database and write queries, design tables, or determine the configuration of your SQL Server Systems, these tips should help make sure you're not unnecessarily sacrificing database performance. This eBook has 45 easy tips to improve the performance of your indexes and T-SQL queries, and hunt down problems within ORM tools and database design.
2014-01-02 (first published: 2013-11-04)
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Voting is open for the Tribal Awards finalists. Choose which community warriors you think went above and beyond the call of duty with their blog, presentation, advice, user group, and more.
2013-12-20
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SQL Saturday is coming to Nashville on January 18th 2014. This is a free full day of SQL Server training and networking. There are also paid-for Pre-con sessions available to sign up for presented by Denny Cherry and David Klee.
2013-12-17
2,784 reads
Nigel Sammy will be presenting this PASS Data Architecture VC webinar on December 19 at 12PM CST. The webinar will share insight on how basic query structure and logic works so you can avoid wasting too much time on trial and error when writing queries.
2013-12-16
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SQL Saturday is coming to Slovenia on December 21, 2013. This is a free all-day training and networking event for SQL Server professionals.
2013-12-13
2,665 reads
Grant Fritchey, SQL Server MVP will be hosting a free seminar in Cambridge on January 10 2014. Join fellow database professionals to learn tips and best practices for SQL Server version control, continuous integration and deployment.
2013-12-12
1,844 reads
This metric checks whether your SQL Server installation is using the default TCP port. It’s widely known that SQL Server 2005 and 2008 listen on TCP port 1433. Keeping this default gives hackers a potential way of attacking your server.
2013-12-10
1,784 reads
SQLServerCentral and Simple-Talk are co-hosting the Tribal Awards. Nominations open today for each of the 11 categories which recognize technical excellence, willingness to help the wider community, and exceptional SQL Karaoke skills.
2013-12-09
590 reads
After a plagiarized article this week, a content for you.
2013-12-05
12,018 reads
Use this script in SQL Monitor to determine the general load on the operating system you can get a count of the processes that are in a runnable state. This value will go up and down as various systems run on the operating system. It’s only a measure of load on the system and won’t indicate the cause of problems, but will show you pressure on the system.
2013-12-03
3,671 reads
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