Praveen Barath replied to my Query Analyzer Shortcuts post, explaining why SSMS in SQL Server 2005 feels slower and why its features are worth learning.
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SQL SERVER – Optimization Rules of Thumb – Best Practices – Reader’s Article
Reader Praveen Barath adds his own query optimization tips to my rules of thumb: tune only working code, write repeated statements identically and more.
SQL SERVER – Optimization Rules of Thumb – Best Practices
My optimization rules of thumb for a slow running query: read the query plan first, turn scans into seeks, fix bookmark lookups with a covering index and more.
SQLAuthority News – Authors Personal Bookmarks
I reorganized my personal bookmarks into two lists: SQLAuthority best articles and SQLAuthority favorite articles. Take a look and tell me what you think.
SQLAuthority News – Download Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Professional SQL Server Add-In
Microsoft’s Visio 2007 Professional SQL Server Add-In lets IT admins map SQL Server installs with configuration data, so setup needs less back and forth.
SQL SERVER – Converting Subqueries to Joins
Developers often write subqueries where Joins would do, or the other way around. A short note on converting between the two, with links to my earlier examples.
SQL SERVER – Join Better Performance – LEFT JOIN or NOT IN?
LEFT JOIN or NOT IN: which one gives Join Better Performance? It depends on the data. Compare the two queries and their execution plans on AdventureWorks.
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