Full backups, the log chain and the COPY_ONLY option.
There have been a large number of posts made regarding the interaction between full database backups and the log chain...
2011-03-08
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SQL In The Wild
And now for a completely inappropriate use of SQL Server
A while back I wrote up a short introductory overview of Genetic Algorithms. Just for the shear, absolute fun of...
2011-02-22
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Are int joins faster than string joins?
This one comes up a lot on the forums, often as advice given…
“You should use integers for the key rather...
2011-02-15
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Quest Webcast: Dos and Don’ts of Database corruption
I was guest presenter on last week’s Quest Pain of the Week presentation. The presentation is available for download from...
2011-02-14
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Is a clustered index best for range queries?
I see a lot of advice that talks about the clustered index been the best index for use for range...
2011-02-01
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Upcoming presentations
It’s looking like it’s going to be a busy year.
It’s only January and I already have three presentations lined up...
2011-01-28
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Distincting an IN subquery
This is going to be a quick one…
I keep seeing forum code (and production code) that includes the DISTINCT in...
2011-01-18
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Capturing the Execution Plan
One last post on execution plans and Profiler (at least for now)
When trying to check a query’s execution plan, the...
2011-01-04
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Do IF statements cause recompiles?
I heard this one over at SSC a while back. “Avoid IF statements in stored procedures as they result in...
2010-12-14
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Recompiles
I’ve looked at cache hit and miss events and at the cache insert and remove events. The only cache-monitoring event...
2010-11-18
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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...
Side Projects
Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to...
Forums
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)...