Introduction to Filtered Index - Improve performance

submitted by pinaldave 3 days, 5 hours ago

blog.sqlauthority.com — Filtered Index is a new feature in SQL SERVER 2008. Filtered Index is used to index a portion of rows in a table that means it applies filter on INDEX which improves query performance, reduce index maintenance costs, and reduce index storage costs compared with full-table indexes. When we see an Index created with some WHERE clause then that is actually a FILTERED INDEX. I am sure this feature will change how the indexes are created in SQL Server. read more...

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SQL SERVER - 2005 - Difference Between INTERSECT and INNER JOIN

published 1 month, 1 day ago, submitted by pinaldave 1 month, 2 days ago

blog.sqlauthority.com — INTERSECT operator in SQL Server 2005 is used to retrieve the common records from both the left and the right query of the Intersect Operator. INTERSECT operator returns almost same results as INNER JOIN clause many times. When using INTERSECT operator the number and the order of the columns must be the same in all queries as well data type must be compatible. Let us see understand how INTERSECT and INNER JOIN are related.We will be using AdventureWorks database to demonstrate our example. read more...

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SQL Server Pre-Code Review Tips - A list of tips for enforcing coding

submitted by pinaldave 10 months, 25 days ago

dotnetslackers.com — Each organization has its own coding standards and enforcement rules. It is sometime difficult for DBAs to change code following code review, as it may affect many different layers of the application. In large organizations, many stored procedures are written and modified every day. It is smart to keep watch on all stored procedures, at frequent intervals, before code comes to final code review. read more...

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Scrum: Agile Software Development for Project Management

published 11 months, 24 days ago, submitted by pinaldave 11 months, 25 days ago

blog.sqlauthority.com — Scrum is organized around the following roles: * Product Owner - Determines what functionality is needed * ScrumMaster - Leads the Scrum and is primarily responsible for making sure the Scrum process is followed and removing impediments that keep the Team from working * The Team - Those who do the actual work that translates what the Product Owner has requested into usable functionality Read more ... read more...

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SQL SERVER - Restore Database Without or With Backup - Everything Abou

submitted by pinaldave 1 year, 1 month ago

blog.sqlauthority.com — The questions I received in last two weeks: “I do not have backup, is it possible to restore database to previous state?” “How can restore the database without using backup file?” “I accidentally deleted tables in my database, how can I revert back?” “How to revert the changes, I have only logs but no complete backup?” “How to rollback the database changes, my backup file is corrupted?” Answer: You need complete backup to rollback your changes. If you do not have complete backup you can not revert back. Sorry. read more...

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SQL SERVER - Count Duplicate Records - Rows

published 1 year, 1 month ago, submitted by pinaldave 1 year, 1 month ago

blog.sqlauthority.com — In this article we will see how to find count of all the duplicate records in the table. Following query demonstrates usage of GROUP BY, HAVING, ORDER BY in one query and returns the results with duplicate column and its count in descending order. read more...

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