I recently presented in Hyderabad User Group on the subject of The Other Side of SQL Server Index: Advanced Solutions to Ancient Problem , you can read more about this event here SQLAuthority News – MUGH – Microsoft User Group Hyderabad – Feb 2, 2010 Session Review. I really had great time talking about Index [...]
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SQLAuthority News – Hyderabad Techies February Fever Feb 11, 2010 – Indexing for Performance
Posted in SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Index, SQL Optimization, SQL Performance, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority News, SQLAuthority Website Review, T SQL, Technology on February 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
SQL SERVER – INSERT TOP (N) INTO Table – Using Top with INSERT
Posted in Database, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology on February 27, 2010 | 19 Comments »
During my recent training at one of the clients, I was asked regarding the enhancement in TOP clause. When I demonstrated my script regarding how TOP works along with INSERT, one of the attendees suggested that I should also write about this script on my blog. Let me share this with all of you and [...]
SQLAuthority News – Keeping Your Ducks in a Row
Posted in About Me, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology on February 26, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Last year during my visit to SQLAuthority News – SQL PASS Summit, Seattle 2009 – Day 2 I have received ducks from the event. Well during the same event I had learned from Jonathan Kehayias the saying of ‘Keeping Your Ducks in a Row‘. The most popular theory suggests that “ducks in a row” came [...]
SQLAuthority News – MUGH – Microsoft User Group Hyderabad – Feb 2, 2010 Session Review
Posted in MVP, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Index, SQL Optimization, SQL Performance, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL Training, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology on February 25, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Earlier this month, I was very fortunate to visit Microsoft User Group Hyderabad lead by Hima Vindu Vejella. Hima is a very enthusiastic leader and kind person. I had a wonderful time meeting her as well her husband during my visit to Hyderabad. I had presented session on Index, which was well received. Brief information [...]
SQL SERVER – Introduction to Rollup Clause
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Optimization, SQL Performance, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on February 24, 2010 | 47 Comments »
In this article we will go over basic understanding of Rollup clause in SQL Server. ROLLUP clause is used to do aggregate operation on multiple levels in hierarchy. Let us understand how it works by using an example. Consider a table with the following structure and data: CREATE TABLE tblPopulation ( Country VARCHAR(100), [State] VARCHAR(100), City [...]
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