Some database design guidelines and best practices
Below are some best practices known within the SQL Server database community use when designing tables. 1. All data columns should be properly…
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Why using GUIDs as Primary Keys on a Clustered Index (Table) is not a good idea and some alternative approaches
Here is a great blog post by Kimberly Tripp on why using GUIDs as a PRIMARY KEY on a CLUSTERED index is a…
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SQL Server Page Types Explained
Here is a great blog post explaining the different SQL Server page types and how they work: Understanding Pages and Extents Views –…
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PASS 2015 – Seattle WA – Day 3
PASS 2015 10-28-30 Seattle WA SQL Server Indexing for Performance Kimberly Trip NOTE: Narrow NC indexes very rarely are useful. NOTE: Putting a…
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PASS 2015 – Seattle WA – Pre-Con Day 2 – Dmitri Korotkevitch
PASS 2015 10-27-30 Seattle WA Pre-Con Day 2 – SQL Server Internals – The Practical Angle Dmitri Korotkevitch Data Storage 101 Data Pages…
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PASS 2015 – Seattle WA – Pre-Con Day 1 – Pinal Dave
PASS 2015 10-26-30 Seattle WA Pre-Con Day 1 – 42 Tips to Performance Tuning, Optimization and Everything Pinal Dave TODO: Write missing index…
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