Introduction So what’s all the fuss about Fill Factor? It is a SQL Server parameter I’ve ignored for 20+ years. The main reason was/is I’ve had no idea about what value to use. There is just no documented definitive guidance. Back in April at SQL Saturday #830 - Colorado Springs, I attended two sessions by […]
2019-08-20
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When you build a VM for SQL Server in Amazon EC2, Azure VMs, or Google Compute Engine, it’s all too easy to overlook the CPU speeds that you’re getting.
2019-05-03
Deadlocks have been constant troublemakers for database professionals for years. They seem to show up from nowhere and keep on happening again and again. Pinal Dave provides some oversight.
2019-04-05
SQL Server trace, the most common tool DBAs use to evaluate query performance, provides the ‘logical reads’ counter on which many DBAs rely for evaluating a query’s I/O performance. In this article, we will examine this counter’s true meaning and provide examples that prove it can sometimes be quite misleading
2019-01-15
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In this article, we will examine this counter’s true meaning and provide examples that prove it can sometimes be quite misleading
2018-12-10
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In this article Anoop Kumar discusses Automatic Tuning, a new database feature that helps improve SQL Server query performance automatically.
2018-07-10
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This article compares SELECT INTO and INSERT INTO under different scenarios, and the best approach preferred.
2016-08-05 (first published: 2015-06-09)
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Learn how to approach performance tuning in this piece from SQL Server MCM and MVP, Gail Shaw.
2017-02-10 (first published: 2015-06-08)
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This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
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