SQL Server 2008 R2 has a release date in May 2010. Here is what is new, from Master Data Services to StreamInsight, and why it matters to you.
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The First Hour on a Server Nobody Can Explain
Investigate a slow SQL Server in a fixed order, checking connectivity, blocking, waits, plans, and storage before changing the environment.
SQL SERVER – Find Statistics Update Date – Update Statistics
Stale statistics can hurt a query plan. Use STATS_DATE to find the statistics update date for each index, then update them if they look outdated.
Building Your Own Sample Data Set
Build a sample data set with realistic keys, skew, NULLs, and repeatable generation when a downloaded sample misses the lesson.
Keeping Large Blobs Out of Your Main Tables
Large blobs can widen SQL Server access paths and backups; learn to separate payloads, avoid SELECT *, and measure off-row storage behavior.
SQL SERVER – Execution Plan – Estimated I/O Cost – Estimated CPU Cost – No Unit
What is estimated I/O cost, what is estimated CPU cost, and why do these costs in an execution plan have no unit? I answer these common training questions.
Preparing a Demo That Does Not Fail on Stage
Prepare a demo with scripts, clean resets, offline backup material, and a recovery route that keeps the lesson moving when a live step fails.
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