Category Archives: Performance
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Why shouldn’t I shrink my database data file?
3November 20, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
A while back I did a post about why you shouldn’t shrink your log file. This one is going to …
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Why shouldn’t I shrink my database log file?
10May 15, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
TL;DR: It’s pretty pointless and can cause performance issues. Let’s start by asking why you might want to shrink your …
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When should I add an index?
7April 19, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
We all know indexes are good and I’m hoping everyone knows you can have too many indexes. That means we …
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Increasing and decreasing the performance level of your Azure SQL Database
Leave a commentMarch 29, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
One of the big benefits of Azure, and in fact any of the cloud offerings I’ve seen, is the ability …
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Queries with optional parameters
20February 27, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
These are those queries where you are pulling for, let’s say, a first name, a last name, a state, and/or …
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Lead Blocker
16January 18, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
Blocking is just part of life I’m afraid. Because we have locks (and yes we have to have them, and …
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Reload a table quickly.
6November 21, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
Sometimes loading new data or even changes into a table just isn’t going to work. You need a complete reload. …
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SQLSkills waits and latches library
2November 16, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
SQLSkills is an amazing resource for the SQL Server community. Between their blogs, white papers, and the SQLSkills Insider emails …
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New indexes, hypothetically
1November 2, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
I saw something like this the other day. My first thought was “Hu, never seen that before.” My second thought …
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Natural vs Artificial Primary Keys
6August 29, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
There has been a long standing debate over the use of a natural primary key vs an artificial one. I …
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