Two easy ways to improve SP performance without changing T-SQL: do not prefix stored procedures with sp_, and call them by the fully qualified dbo name.
SQL SERVER – 2005 Reserved Keywords
SQL Server 2005 Reserved Keywords are part of the T-SQL grammar, so avoid them as object names. If you must use one, you need delimited identifiers.
SQL SERVER – Search Text Field – CHARINDEX vs PATINDEX
CHARINDEX and PATINDEX both return the start position of a pattern in a text field. PATINDEX allows wildcards, CHARINDEX does not. Examples use AdventureWorks.
CHOOSE: Handle Indexes Outside the List
CHOOSE returns an item from a positional list. Check unsupported indexes and compare a consistently typed CASE expression with an explicit fallback.
SQL SERVER – Fix: Server: Msg 7391, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Msg 7391 has no single fix. I list the causes I have hit on my servers, from distributed transactions on linked servers to DTC firewall settings, to try one by one.
SQL SERVER – Performance Optimization of SQL Query and FileGroups
My tips on transaction log placement, FileGroups for tables and non-clustered indexes, database size and autogrow settings for better SQL Server performance.
SQL SERVER – Fix: HResult 0x274D, SQLCMD Level 16, State 1 Error: Microsoft SQL Native Client : Login timeout expired
SQLCMD error HResult 0x274D, Microsoft SQL Native Client: Login timeout expired? TCP/IP is off by default in SQL Server 2005; enable it in Configuration Manager.
SQL SERVER – T-SQL Paging Query Technique Comparison – SQL 2000 vs SQL 2005
I compared a SQL Server 2005 paging query using ROW_NUMBER() with the SQL 2000 way of paging through temp or derived tables, both run on AdventureWorks.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Performance Dashboard Reports
SQL Server 2005 Performance Dashboard Reports show CPU, IO, blocking and missing index problems as they happen. How to set them up and read them well.
SQL SERVER – TempDB is Full. Move TempDB from one drive to another drive.
When TempDB is Full, I investigate capacity and usage before moving its files. A move requires a planned restart.