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  • Clustered Indexes in SQL Server

    Clustered Indexes in SQL Server

    June 22, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    In the last post of this blog series, I discussed what a heap is and how it impacts query performance. In this post, I…

  • Query Store for Everyone

    Query Store for Everyone

    May 3, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    SQL Server 2016’s Query Store feature is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting new features for this version. The Query Store will keep…

  • Heap tables in SQL Server

    Heap tables in SQL Server

    April 13, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    In the last post of this blog series, I discussed what a B-Tree index was and briefly explained its history. Before we dive into the…

  • The ‘B’ in B-Tree – Indexing in SQL Server

    The ‘B’ in B-Tree – Indexing in SQL Server

    April 4, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Some people advocate we should count by twelve rather than ten. This is because you can easily count the twelve segments of your fingers…

  • DBCC CLONEDATABASE

    DBCC CLONEDATABASE

    March 29, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Often I hear developers claim that they need production data in order to properly tune their queries. There are a couple of reasons that…

  • Everything has a cost

    March 15, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Too often we end up in a conflict while trying to explain how a minimally impacting function has no true business impact. If you are…

  • Availability Group Architecture – DR on the Cheap

    Availability Group Architecture – DR on the Cheap

    February 16, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Last time, I discussed how to limit data duplication between data centers as a cost-effective option with an Availability Group. In this post I will…

  • Availability Group Architecture – Adding a Second Site

    Availability Group Architecture – Adding a Second Site

    February 2, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Last time, I discussed the simplest Availability Group architecture, with only a single site. In this post I will expand upon the same architecture,…

  • Availability Group Architecture – High-Availability Only

    Availability Group Architecture – High-Availability Only

    January 19, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Availability groups offer us a variety of features. They offer high-availability (HA), they can give disaster recovery (DR), and they have connectivity and off-loading features…

  • Adding Your Entire Enterprise into Red-Gate SQL Multi Script Distribution List

    Adding Your Entire Enterprise into Red-Gate SQL Multi Script Distribution List

    August 11, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    RedGate sells a product call SQL Multi Script. The product allows you to asynchronously execute T-SQL scripts to large quantities of servers. There are…

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