A partition switch moves a whole partition from one table to another without copying a single row. This post builds a partitioned table with a million rows, switches the January partition out and back in, and shows that only metadata changes. It lists the five errors that stop a switch, with the real message numbers, and ends with the sliding window pattern.
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Insert Multiple Values into Multiple Tables in a Single Statement – SQL in Sixty Seconds #132
It is totally possible to Insert Multiple Values into Multiple Tables in a Single Statement. Let us learn how we can do that in today’s video.
Priority Boost and Performance – SQL in Sixty Seconds #131
Enabling Priority Boost does not mean that you get performance from your SQL Server. It may be quite opposite. SQL in Sixty Seconds.
SSMS Efficiency – Replace STAR – SQL in Sixty Seconds #130
You might have heard that SELECT * is bad for queries performance. Let us learn in today’s video how we can replace STAR (*) by column name.
Show Clipboard History in SSMS: SQL in Sixty Seconds #129
Show Clipboard History in SSMS 22 sits on the Edit menu with the Ctrl+Shift+V shortcut, where the 2020 video used the older Cycle Clipboard Ring name. I could not test the editor feature from a script, so this post tests T-SQL on SQL Server 2025 that builds row count, index rebuild and procedure scripts worth pasting.
SET STATISTICS IO ON – SQL in Sixty Seconds #128
I am working with clients on helping them tune their SQL Server Performance. Let us learn how we can use SET STATISTICS IO to check the query’s performance.
How to Change Database File Size? – Interview Question of the Week #296
Question: How to Change Database File Size?
Answer: By Shrinking the files. Now, many have a negative opinion about Shrinkfile.
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