SQL SERVER – T-SQL Constructs – *= and += – SQL in Sixty Seconds #009 – Video

There were plenty of request for Vinod Kumar to come back with SQL in Sixty Seconds with T-SQL constructs after his very first well received construct video T-SQL Constructs – Declaration and Initialization – SQL in Sixty Seconds #003 – Video. Vinod finally comes up with this new episode where he…
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SQL SERVER – Using MAXDOP 1 for Single Processor Query – SQL in Sixty Seconds #008 – Video

Today’s SQL in Sixty Seconds video is inspired from my presentation at TechEd India 2012 on Speed up! – Parallel Processes and Unparalleled Performance. There are always special cases when it is about SQL Server. There are always few queries which gives optimal performance when they are executed on single…
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SQL SERVER – Table Variables and Transactions – SQL in Sixty Seconds #007 – Video

Today’s SQL in Sixty Seconds video is inspired from my presentation at TechEd India 2012 on Misconception and Resolution. Quite often I have seen people getting confused with certain behavior of the T-SQL. They expect SQL to behave certain way and SQL Server behave differently. This kind of issue often…
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SQL SERVER – SQL Server Performance: Indexing Basics – SQL in Sixty Seconds #006 – Video

A DBA’s role is critical, because a production environment has to run 24×7, hence maintenance, trouble shooting, and quick resolutions are the need of the hour.  The first baby step into any performance tuning exercise in SQL Server involves creating, analyzing, and maintaining indexes. Though we have learnt indexing concepts…
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SQL SERVER – T-SQL Errors and Reactions – Demo – SQL in Sixty Seconds #005 – Video

We got tremendous response to video of Error and Reaction of SQL in Sixty Seconds #002. We all have idea how SQL Server reacts when it encounters T-SQL Error. Today Rick explains the same in quick seconds. After watching this I felt confident to answer talk about SQL Server’s reaction to…
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SQL SERVER – T-SQL Constructs – Declaration and Initialization – SQL in Sixty Seconds #003 – Video

We got tremendous response to our very first video of SQL in Sixty Seconds #001 and SQL in Sixty Seconds #002. We talked about how to convert Subquery to CTE and Error and Reaction. My co-authors Vinod Kumar and Rick Morelan, we often came across very interesting and useful tips which we…
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