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Tomorrow is the weekend. I just thought, let us explore something new but a quick puzzle to explore about index hints.
SQL Server Denali has new Query Hint – FORCESCAN. In earlier version of SQL Server we already have Query Hint FORCESEEK but now the counter part also exists. The quick understanding is there will be cases when FORCESEEK or FORCESCAN will be helpful and improve the performance of the query.
Those who are following me on Twitter and Facebook know that recently I am reenforcing my own concept for SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). Like many of us, I worked with Analysis Services in early years. In an earlier job, I got many projects for relational database performance tuning and over time, I lost touch with SSAS. This does not mean that I forgot all of the concepts but the ‘real’ hands-on experience was gathering dust. Looking back at the last five years, I realized that I have deep experience with relational performance tuning but there are a few new things which I have yet to explore and learn.
Last two weeks I wrote various blog posts on new functions introduced in SQL Server 2012. So many comments and request I have received from various readers that they would like to see everything together. I have put up a quick guide here where I am writing all the 14 new SQL Server 2012 Functions linking them to my blog post as well Book On-Line for a quick reference.
In SQL Server 2012, there are seven new datetime functions being introduced, namely:
DATEFROMPARTS ( year, month, day)
DATETIME2FROMPARTS ( year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds, fractions, precision )
DATETIMEFROMPARTS ( year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds, milliseconds )
DATETIMEOFFSETFROMPARTS ( year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds, fractions, hour_offset, minute_offset, precision )
SMALLDATETIMEFROMPARTS ( year, month, day, hour, minute )
TIMEFROMPARTS ( hour, minute, seconds, fractions, precision )
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