I was recently asked is there a single script which can provide all the necessary details about statistics for any database.
SQL SERVER – Three Puzzling Questions – Need Your Answer
Last week I had asked three questions on my blog. I got very good response to the questions. I am planning to write summary post for each of three questions next week. Before I write summary post and give credit to all the valid answers. I was wondering if I…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – BI Quiz – Troubleshooting Cube Performance
My friend Jacob Sebastian runs SQL BI Quiz competition. Where there are 30 different questions on each day of the month. Winners get opportunity to participate in this Quiz, learn something new and win great awards. Working with huge data is very common when it is about Data Warehousing. It…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Puzzle – Statistics are not Updated but are Created Once
After having excellent response to my quiz – Why SELECT * throws an error but SELECT COUNT(*) does not?I have decided to ask another puzzling question to all of you. I am running this test on SQL Server 2008 R2. Here is the quick scenario about my setup. Create Table…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Cartoon Challenge – 140 Character Winner is Here
Earlier Idera has announced contest where participant can win Windows Mobile Phone by writing 140 character. Here is the details of the contest SQLAuthority News – Win Windows Phone from Idera in 140 Characters – A Cartoon Challenge of SQL. We received more than 200 comments on the blog post…
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SQL SERVER – TempDB in RAM for Performance
Performance Tuning is always the most interesting subject when we talk about software application. While I was recently discussing performance tuning with my friend, we started to talk about the best practices for TempDb. I also pointed my friend to the excellent blog post written by Cindy Gross on the subject: Compilation of SQL Server TempDB IO Best Practices. One of the discussion points was that we should put TempDB on the drive which is always giving better performance.
SQLAuthority News – Win Surprise Gift at TechED 2011 Sessions – Wait Types and Extended Events
A quick note for all – If you are attending my TechEd sessions today here are few notes for you. Session Time Sessions Date: March 25, 2011 Understanding SQL Server Behavioral Pattern – SQL Server Extended Events Date and Time: March 25, 2011 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM SQL Server…
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