2008-02-13
4,102 reads
T-SQL
Computed Columns
Computed columns are an interesting way to cover some queries that might otherwise require a table scan. SQL Server expert Andy Warren brings us a look at this database design feature.
2008-02-12
13,006 reads
2008-02-11
3,526 reads
2008-02-04
2,870 reads
2008-01-31
4,063 reads
DBCC Reindex with Statistics Information and table name optional
Reindex all tables, showing statistics before and after reindexing, table name optional.
2012-03-27 (first published: 2008-01-30)
3,114 reads
2008-01-30
3,310 reads
Revenge of the BLOB
Working with large images or other BLOB data can be a challenge for many DBAs. Andrew Sears brings us some code that can help you extract some of that data out of BLOBs and get it back into a more easy-to-work-with format.
2008-01-30
8,469 reads
2011-11-18 (first published: 2008-01-29)
2,907 reads
2008-03-14 (first published: 2008-01-29)
1,274 reads
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