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Undocumented Function in SQL 2008
If you’ve been following my blog for a little while, you’ll know that I’m a fan of SQL Server internals. There’s a lot that can be learned or better understood by rolling up your sleeves and getting into the nitty-gritty of data pages (i.e. see ...
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SQL SERVER – Mirrored Backup and Restore and Split File Backup
Introduction This article is based on a real life experience of the author while working with database backup and restore during his consultancy work for various organizations. We will go over the following important concepts of database backup and restore. Conventional Backup and Restore Spilt File Backup and Restore Mirror ...
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You Could Be Suffering Right Now
...from Implicit Conversions I recently had the opportunity to work with a developer at the day job. He was using a loop (for what he was doing it actually makes sense :-) ) and he had a query that ran great when he stripped the query out of the process ...
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24 Hours of PASS
Well, here we are, 24 Hours of PASS is about to get started. I am going to do my very best to attend each and every session for the next 24 hours. I will keep a running diary of events with this blog post, so check back frequently for updates ...
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This blog IS about NULL
I just recorded a couple of Midnight Snacks on NULLs, and I felt inspired to blog about it too. Equals Null Mistake (video) First, let's talk about a mistake that's easy to make, especially if you're in the throes of a coding frenzy, tossing JOINs here and ...
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PASSMN September Meeting
Just two weeks away is the next PASSMN meeting. This month we’ll be focusing a bit on performance and to emphasis this point I found a picture of someone moving so fast that light emanates from their body. SQL Server and Partition Alignment & Wait-Time Based Performance Management September 15th ...
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I’m not the only one who is slower in the mornings…
Let’s talk about SQL Server Reporting Services and IIS. Have you ever been in a situation where the first report of the day goes horribly slow? As a DBA your first instict might be to start troubleshooting the query that is executing the report… so you run the query ...
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