Forwarded records make SQL Server read extra pages when it scans a heap. In this SQL in Sixty Seconds video, I explain forwarded records and performance.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
Which Tables Are Huge: Rows Versus Size in SQL Server
Rows versus size decides which tables are huge in SQL Server. One query reads sys.dm_db_partition_stats and ranks every table twice, by rows and by size. A demo shows 300 rows that outweigh 300,000 rows, and why the older join misleads.
Internal Temporary Tables in MySQL: When a Query Spills to Disk
MySQL and MariaDB build internal temporary tables behind your back for GROUP BY, DISTINCT, UNION and derived tables. This post counts them with status counters, reads them in EXPLAIN, shows what pushes one to disk, and removes one with an index.
SQL SERVER – Check Backup Reliability
Backup Reliability needs a successful restore followed by integrity and application validation. Customers ask whether they can skip that exercise.
SQL SERVER – Finding Fragmentation in Forwarded Records
Finding Fragmentation in a heap also requires a separate check for forwarded records. I measure their effect before choosing maintenance.
SQL SERVER – Who Dropped Table? Part 2
A dropped table can leave transaction-log clues, but those clues are not a complete audit trail. My original investigation had limits.
Running Totals That Reset Every Month
Calculate running totals that reset by calendar month, customer, or fiscal period, using stable ordering and explicit ROWS frames.
SQL Server slow? Let's fix it together in about four hours.
In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, you share your screen, I guide you, and we fix your biggest performance troublemakers. No passwords. No remote access.
You keep every script, and the know-how to fix it yourself next time.
Want your whole team to learn it?
My Practical Workshop has no PowerPoint, just live demos. My AI Enablement Workshop shows your team where AI saves hours, and where it quietly costs them.
Over 400 customers have worked with me this way, and not one shared a password. See all consulting options.