Thomas LaRock: "Without a basic understanding of wait events and how the occur, you will waste a lot of time trying and guessing at how to improve the performance of a query." Optimizing SQL Server ...

When it comes to assigning value to different components in today’s IT environment, it would be a serious mistake to underestimate the value of data and databases. Whether you are looking to reduce ...

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I haven't had any complaints about the SQL database performance since I made that fix. The Mirror port and CPU percentages average more around 10-20% with spikes into 40% instead of 40-50% with spikes ...

See performance gains by using indexed views in SQL Server Your email has been sent A view is a saved T-SQL query in SQL Server. The view definition is stored by SQL Server so that it can be used as a ...

Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008 Your email has been sent Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option ...

The world’s largest databases are approaching the 50TB mark, performing functions driven by scientific applications, decision support and data warehousing. To date, just about all these installations ...