SQL SERVER – Introduction to Best Practices Analyzer – Quick Tutorial

I previously wrote about SQLAuthority News – Download – Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practices Analyzer earlier and since then I have received many emails requesting to explain how it works. I assume that you can download and install the tool successfully. Once done just follow the steps listed…
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SQLAuthority News – Exam 70-433 – MCTS – Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development

I often receive lots of questions regarding how to pass SQL Server Certification exams. I have previously written about the road map over SQL SERVER – Roadmap of Microsoft Certifications – SQL Server Certifications. I have tremendous respect for Microsoft Certification and I enjoy the preparation phase as well as…
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SQL SERVER – Default Statistics on Column – Automatic Statistics on Column

During the SQL Server Training, I frequently noticed confusion in people in terms of Statistics. Many people have no idea on how Statistics works. There are so many misconceptions with respect to Statistics. I recently had an interesting conversation with one attendee who believed that Statistics only exists on Column if there is an Index on the Column, or if we explicitly create Statistics on it.

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