Return of Index Analysis Part 3

Time for part three of my continued Index Analysis query.  The previous posts in this series are: Analyze Your Indexes Part 1 – Combine existing index statistics and missing indexes into a single output Analyze Your Indexes Part 2 – Find existing duplicate and overlapping indexes Analyze Your Indexes Part 3 – Find the relationship … Continue reading Return of Index Analysis Part 3

Return of Index Analysis Part 2

Time for part two of my continued Index Analysis query.  The previous posts in this series are: Analyze Your Indexes Part 1 – Combine existing index statistics and missing indexes into a single output Analyze Your Indexes Part 2 – Find existing duplicate and overlapping indexes Analyze Your Indexes Part 3 – Find the relationship … Continue reading Return of Index Analysis Part 2

SSWUG Fall 2010 Virtual Conference This Month

Conference Time! The SSWUG Fall 2010 Virtual Conference is coming up.  On October 20-22, you can attend a conference from the comforts of your living room, office, or couch.  And while you are at it you’ll get to sit in on some incredible presentations, interaction with speakers, and chat with other attendees. All of this … Continue reading SSWUG Fall 2010 Virtual Conference This Month

Return of Index Analysis Part 1

Time for part two of my continued Index Analysis query.  The previous posts in this series are: Analyze Your Indexes Part 1 – Combine existing index statistics and missing indexes into a single output Analyze Your Indexes Part 2 – Find existing duplicate and overlapping indexes Analyze Your Indexes Part 3 – Find the relationship … Continue reading Return of Index Analysis Part 1

Index Black Ops Part 6 – Fill Factor vs. Page Splits

In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The posts are  the following: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage Index … Continue reading Index Black Ops Part 6 – Fill Factor vs. Page Splits

Create Empty Raw File

I need an empty Raw file for my SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package.  Over the last summer I’ve discovered how incredibly useful these are and will hopefully have some blogs coming out soon that go through some of this. But for now – please trust me and help the SQL community fight the good … Continue reading Create Empty Raw File

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Released

Some of my clients and I have been waiting on this for a little while – SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 has been released.  It includes resolutions for 21  issues and the inclusion of fixes for 61 issues previously resolved. Along with the resolution of those issues, Service Pack 2 includes a few new … Continue reading SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Released