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  • RE: Understanding Index Usage Stats

    Here's the query:


    SELECT  [T].[name] AS 'TableName',
        .[name] AS 'IndexName',
        .[is_primary_key] AS 'IsPrimaryKey',
        .[is_unique_constraint] AS 'IsUniqueConstraint',
        .[is_unique] AS 'IsUnique',
        [DDIUS].[user_seeks] AS 'UserSeeks',
        [DDIUS].[user_scans] AS 'UserScans',
        [DDIUS].[user_lookups] AS...

  • RE: It's all about Customer Service

    Sometimes, 'the book' gives you the right to say no. However, the fourth or fifth time you say no, aren't people going to start to bypass you? If I were...

  • RE: SELECT .. INTO to replace empty string or NULL value

    Yes it did, thanks for pointing this out.

    I had to experiment a little bit to figure out what was going on. Two of the columns in the original table were...

  • RE: SELECT .. INTO to replace empty string or NULL value

    Alan.B (2/17/2016)


    Implicit conversion is treating your '' value as a zero and making the column a numeric column. When you query a numeric column:

    WHERE Column3 = ''

    is the...

  • RE: "Antiquated" SQL Server Backups

    Thanks to everyone who replied for your input. It helps to have a community like this as we battle the misunderstandings and misinformation around SQL Server.

  • RE: "Antiquated" SQL Server Backups

    This is very helpful. Thank you.

  • RE: "Antiquated" SQL Server Backups

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (2/2/2016)


    I'm not completely sure what you mean here. Are you doing backups with SQL Server as "backup database mydb to disk = 'xx.bak'?

    Yes, that's what...

  • RE: Nimble Storage - anyone with experience of this kit?

    iannoble (5/24/2015)


    It's 8kb as that's the paging size that SQL uses, they work off that not the allocation unit size to maximise performance.

    This is something I have a question about....

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