TSQL_SCALAR_UDF_INLINING is the database scoped setting that switches scalar UDF inlining off. This post builds a demo database, proves with execution counts that inlining is on or off, and shows the narrower switches at function and query level. It ends with the undo statement.
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Install MongoDB on Windows: SQL in Sixty Seconds #091
To install MongoDB on Windows you need two downloads, the server and the shell. This post walks through the MongoDB 9 setup, then proves the install with real mongosh output: the version, a ping, one inserted document and a clean drop. It ends with the common first-run problems and the safe defaults to keep.
SQL in Sixty Seconds – Need Your Feedback
I decided to spend more time in building the videos and have created three videos in the last three weeks. It is time when I need your feedback.
Creating Covering Index to Eliminate Join – SQL in Sixty Seconds #090
How to improve performance so today we are going to see a video about creating converting index to eliminate join and improve query performance.
SQL SERVER – 7 Follow Up Answers to Remove Bookmark Lookup
My video on bookmark lookups brought many questions. Here are 7 follow up answers to remove bookmark lookup doubts, starting with STATISTICS IO overhead.
Day Name From Date in SQL Server: DATENAME, FORMAT and More
Finding the day name from date values takes one function, but three methods exist, and they differ on language and speed. This post compares DATENAME, FORMAT and a formula that ignores language and DATEFIRST. It measures all three on a million rows and shows how the session language changes the result.
What is Full Outer Join With Exclusion? – Interview Question of the Week #286
Question: What is Full Outer Join With Exclusion?
Answer: I got this question after reading my earlier blog post about Basic of JOINs.
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