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SQLAuthority News – RML Utilities for SQL Server

December 19, 2007

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

The RML utilities allow you to process SQL Server trace files and view reports showing how SQL Server is performing. For example, you can quickly see: Which application, database or login is using the most resources, and which queries are responsible for that Whether there were any plan changes for…

SQLAuthority News – Best Articles on SQLAuthority.com

November 4, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Data Warehousing, Database, DBA, Software Development, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Coding Standards, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Cursor, SQL DateTime, SQL Download, SQL Error Messages, SQL Function, SQL Humor, SQL Index, SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Server Security, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Trigger, SQL Utility

SQL SERVER – Cursor to Kill All Process in Database SQL SERVER – Find Stored Procedure Related to Table in Database – Search in All Stored procedure SQL SERVER – Shrinking Truncate Log File – Log Full SQL SERVER – Simple Example of Cursor SQL SERVER – UDF – Function…

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Forced Parameterization and Simple Parameterization – T-SQL and SSMS

October 25, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server compiles query and saves the procedures cache plans in the database. When the same query is called it uses compiled execution plan which improves the performance by saving compilation time. Queries which are parametrized requires less recompilation and dynamically built queries needs compilations and recompilation very frequently. Forced…

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Limitation of Online Index Rebuld Operation

October 21, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Index

Just a day ago, during one interview question of Online Indexing come up. I really enjoy discussing this issue as I was talking with candidate who was very smart. Following two questions were discussed. 1) What is Online Index Rebuild Operation? Online operation means when online operations are happening the…

SQL SERVER – Set Server Level FILLFACTOR Using T-SQL Script

October 20, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

SQL Index, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

As the title is very clear what this post is about I will not write long description. I have listed definition of FILLFACTOR from BOL here.

SQL SERVER – Explanation and Understanding NOT NULL Constraint

October 15, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Joins, SQL NULL, SQL Scripts

NOT NULL is integrity CONSTRAINT. It does not allow creating of the row where column contains NULL value. Most discussed question about NULL is what is NULL? I will not go in depth analysis it. Simply put NULL is unknown or missing data. When NULL is present in database columns,…

SQL SERVER – Three Rules to Use UNION

October 14, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Union clause

I have previously written two articles on UNION and they are quite popular. I was reading SQL book Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes By Ben Forta and I came across three rules of UNION and I felt like mentioning them here. UNION RULES A UNION…