The Axis Of Evil
Views, table variables and local variables are great in terms of programming principles.
But In terms of performance, they can be...
2013-03-25 (first published: 2013-03-20)
2,788 reads
Matan Yungman
Do You Know sys.dm_exec_text_query_plan?
One of the most fundamental DMF’s a SQL Server DBA should know is sys.dm_exec_query_plan.
This Dynamic Management Function allows us to see...
2013-03-19 (first published: 2013-03-12)
2,746 reads
On Trends And Proportions
Assuming you’ve been on earth lately, you probably heard the terms “Big Data”, “Hadoop”, “NoSQL” and so on.
Companies want to...
2013-03-05
551 reads
SQL Server Videos
About two weeks ago, I wrote about SQL Server Podcasts and why I love that medium so much.
Today, I want...
2013-02-26
1,041 reads
Things You Can Find In The Plan Cache
Two weeks ago I delivered a presentation called “Things You Can Find In The Plan Cache” to the israeli SQL Server...
2013-02-18
476 reads
SQL Server Podcasts
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About a year ago, I came across an online deal for a car stereo system with a USB...
2013-02-14
1,552 reads
Querying Execution Plan XML For Inaccurate Row Count Estimates
I read this awesome post by Joe Sack, titled “Detecting Cardinality Estimate Issues with sys.dm_exec_query_stats”.
I was amazed by the beauty...
2013-01-31
1,860 reads
What Queries From The Application Do To Your Plan Cache
Usually, a database is meant to serve some kind of application, and .Net applications have a few possible ways to query...
2013-01-09
1,169 reads
Small Changes Can Make A World Of Difference
SQL Server 2012 is best known for its bombastic new features: AlwaysOn, Columnstore indexes, Window functions enhancements, Extended Events enhancements,...
2012-09-30
1,111 reads
What I Expect From 24 Hours Of Pass
24 Hours of Pass is tomorrow. If you haven’t registered yet, now is a good time.
I expect to:
Have little to no...
2012-09-19
523 reads
Blogs
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
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Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to...
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Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Sql script replace and rearrange numbers
Hi everyone. I have this table and this information. (left side of the image)...