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Women in Tech

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:16:30 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...I do love the SQL community for so many reasons and this is DEFINITELY one of them. To be honest, I've never really felt singled out as a "WOMAN" in tech. I've always felt like just another person struggling to do the tech and to do it well. I've found that you must do things well to get ahead but I (luckily) haven't been in a situation where nothing but my gender stopped me from getting ahead or getting something done. To take that even further..."

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A New and Improved sp_helpindex

Kimberly L Tripp — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:59:40 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...why I wrote "sp_helpindex8" it's a MUCH better version of sp_helpindex but it requires a few other components. And, it was a lot more challenging to write. Basically, this information is more internal to SQL Server and not directly exposed anywhere...."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Determining the Position of Search Arguments in a SQL Join

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:54:11 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...search arguments should not be moved from the WHERE clause into the FROM clause unless you really know what you’re doing - you may completely change the meaning of the query… Let me explain..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Clearing the Cache - Are There Other Options?

Kimberly L Tripp — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:29:49 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "... If you have A LOT of plan cache bloat AND you think your plans might benefit from forced parameterization - this is definitely something you can try...Again, the good news here is that the QP will try harder to parameterize but there are still many cases where it won't. In this case, SQL Server parameterizes...You can see this through the following query/results..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Code Options for Clearing the Single-Use Plan Cache Bloat

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:45:06 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...If you're running SQL Server 2008 and you have cache being wasted by single-use plans, be sure to use the new "optimize for adhoc workloads." 2) If you still find that you're wasting 100s of MB or GB of cache, consider creating a job that programmatically checks cache and then clears the 'SQL Plans' from cache based on one of the options/code below..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Procedure Cache and Optimizing for Adhoc Workloads

Kimberly L Tripp — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:03:16 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...SQL Server 2008 has an option/feature specifically to help reduce the bloat on the plan cache by only storing a query plan hash the first time a plan is created. First - let's check to see how your plan cache is currently allocated:..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Free eLearning Course on SQL 2008

Kimberly L Tripp — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:29:19 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...content that would "jumpstart" folks in learning and working with SQL Server 2008...There are 12 hours of lecture and demo content... lots of good stuff...[here]"

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

SQL Stored Procedures THE Best Way to Develop

Kimberly L Tripp — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:25:10 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...I believe that stored procedures are a SIGNIFICANTLY better way to develop high-end applications that absolutely must scale. Don't get me wrong, I understand the benefits of some of the tools out there that can..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Using the OPTION (RECOMPILE) Option for a Statement

Kimberly L Tripp — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:04:22 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...it's showing us that there's a plan in cache for this statement. And, if we're interested in seeing the plan, we can remove the commented out cp.* in the query above to get the cp.query_plan column. It shows the following:.."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server
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EXEC and sp_executesql - How Are They Different?

Kimberly L Tripp — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:49:04 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...sp_executesql...it's not always the most ideal from a performance perspective...to really show this, I'm going to start with focusing on the similarities and differences of EXEC and sp_executesql. I'll start here with some performance details but you'll find that I'm going to just hit the tip of the iceberg with this one..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Where is the Best SQL Backup and Restore Resource List

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:33:12 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...we starting discussing resources and found that there just isn't a great single place where a bunch of resources are listed...Webcasts...Whitepapers...Articles...blog posts...what about the application ecosystem...[here it is]"

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SQL Server MVP Deep Dives - New SQL Book

Kimberly L Tripp — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:37:57 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...a book - written for charity - and contributed to by MVPs. Well, here it is!...The book contains content from 53 MVPs..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Suggested Reading

How Data Dude Lower Priced VS Editions in VS 2010 Affects You

Kimberly L Tripp — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:17 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...Data Dude (Visual Studio "DBPro") has generally been an expensive tool - only in the "Team Systems" Edition of Visual Studio. But, that's all going to change in VS 2010...This is a HUGE improvement...check out the following:..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Visual Studio

Filtered Indexes and Filtered Stats Might Become Seriously Dated

Kimberly L Tripp — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:48:05 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...Filtered indexes and filtered stats are an incredibly powerful feature in SQL Server 2008 - one that I've posted on before and will again. Today's post is about some of the gotchas with filtered index stats and filtered stats. Cutting to the punchline - you might have some trouble with their accuracy as your data changes. The SIMPLE solution is..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server
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Column Order in SQL Can Matter Here's Why

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:55:27 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...The following script will show you how the maximum length of the row changes based on whether or not a later column in the variable block is NOT NULL - even when most/all of the prior columns are...While there are some other optimizations at this level, most tables cannot benefit from this as the data populations aren't..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Quick Query Looks for Security Vulnerabilities in Database Code

Kimberly L Tripp — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:49:22 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...what if I'm looking at a database for the first time... just poking around trying to see if there's anything that needs further attention? I've come up with a quick query... And, while it's not going to "solve" your problem...or even truly verify if you're vulnerable, it gives you a "quick list" of where you should look first! If your code uses dynamic strings AND it's elevated - then start there..."

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server
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Favorite SSMS Options - And Some Gotchas

Kimberly L Tripp — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:56:28 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...Tools, Options, Query Execution, "By default, open new queries in SQLCMD mode" - can really surprise you. I used to think that this option was really helpful (and benign) because SQLCMD is a superset of Transact-SQL. So, I typically recommended that you turn it on. However, turning on this option disables Intellisense and the Transact-SQL Debugger. It's documented here:"

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

The Tipping Point Query Answers

Kimberly L Tripp — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:49:24 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...What is the tipping point?...It's the point where the number of rows returned is "no longer selective enough". SQL Server chooses NOT to use the nonclustered index to look up the corresponding data rows and instead performs a table scan..."

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SSMS Error Possibly Related to Database Compatibility Mode

Kimberly L Tripp — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:52:46 GMT

Kimberly L Tripp writes "...the following error: Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero...the problem (when I got this error) was the compatibility mode of the database I was in didn't support what was being attempted. In SQL Server 2005..."

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SSMS Error Possibly Related to Database Compatibility Mode

Kimberly L Tripp — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:47:57 GMT

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InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server