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Aug25

SQL SERVER – Does Order of Column in WHERE Clause Matter?

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server
21 Comments

Today is a quick puzzle time. Let us learn about – Does the order of column used in WHERE clause matter for performance? Let us learn today.

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Aug24

SQLAuthority News – Download Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL Documentation, SQL Download
1 Comment
SSMA for Oracle v4.2 Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) is a toolkit that dramatically cuts the effort, cost, and risk of migrating from Oracle to SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2. SSMA for Access v4.2 Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) is a toolkit…
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Aug24

SQLAuthority News – Feedback Received for Virtual Tech Days Sessions on Spatial Database

Pinal Dave
Personal, SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
4 Comments
I recently got opportunity to speak at Virtual Tech Days on August 18, 2010 on the subject Spatial Database. The event was heavily attended by enthusiasts world wide. I delivered session the on the subject of Spatial Database and it was great fun to deliver the session. I have delivered…
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Aug23

SQL SERVER – ORDER BY Does Not Work – Limitation of the Views Part 1

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL View
64 Comments
Update: Please read the summary post of all the 11 Limitations of the view SQL SERVER – The Limitations of the Views – Eleven and more… Recently, I was about the limitations of views. I started to make a list and realized that there are many limitations of the views. Let…
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Aug22

SQL SERVER – Computed Columns – Index and Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Index, SQL Scripts
7 Comments
This is the last article in the series of the computed columns I have been writing. Here are previous articles. SQL SERVER – Computed Column – PERSISTED and Storage This article talks about how computed columns are created and why they take more storage space than before. SQL SERVER –…
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Aug21

SQL SERVER – Computed Column – PERSISTED and Storage – Part 2

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Data Storage, SQL Scripts
4 Comments
I am really enjoying writing about computed column and its effect in terms of storage. Before I go on with this topic, I suggest you read the earlier articles about computed column to get the complete context. This is the list of the all the articles in the series of…
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Aug20

SQL SERVER – Function to Retrieve First Word of Sentence – String Operation

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL String
12 Comments
I have sent of function library where I store all the UDF I have ever written. Recently I received email from my friend requesting if I have UDF which manipulate string and returns only very first word of the statement. Well, I realize that I do not have such a…
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SQL SERVER – ORDER BY Does Not Work – Limitation of the Views Part 1

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SQL SERVER – Computed Columns – Index and Performance

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 18 SQL Server database books and 117 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

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