Category Archives: Performance

  1. Why shouldn’t I shrink my database data file?

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    November 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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  2. Why shouldn’t I shrink my database log file?

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    May 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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  3. When should I add an index?

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    April 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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  4. Increasing and decreasing the performance level of your Azure SQL Database

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    March 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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  5. Queries with optional parameters

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    February 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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  6. Lead Blocker

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    January 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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  7. Reload a table quickly.

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    November 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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  8. SQLSkills waits and latches library

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    November 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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  9. New indexes, hypothetically

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    November 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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  10. Natural vs Artificial Primary Keys

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    August 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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