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Tips for using indexes in SQL Server 2012

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Tips for using indexes in SQL Server 2012 Keep your indexes as narrow as possible. Because each index takes disk space try to minimize the index key’s size to avoid using superfluous disk space. This reduces the number of reads required to read the index and boost overall index performance. Check that index you tried to create does not already...

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Tips for designing SQL Server 2012 tables

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Tips for designing SQL Server 2012 tables Try to reduce the number of columns in a table. The fewer the number of columns in a table, the less space the table will use, since more rows will fit on a single data page, and less I/O overhead will be required to access the table’s data. Use char/varchar columns instead of...

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Useful SQL Server 2012 trace flags

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Useful SQL Server 2012 trace flags Introduction Trace flags are used to temporarily set specific server characteristics or to switch off a particular behavior. You can set trace flags by using the DBCC TRACEON command or by using the -T option with the sqlservr command-line executable. There are 2 types of trace flags in SQL Server 2012: – global trace...

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SQL Server 2012 Profiler Optimization Tips

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SQL Server 2012 Profiler Optimization Tips SQL Server 2012 Profiler is a graphical user interface for monitoring an instance of the Database Engine or Analysis Services. SQL Server Profiler allows to capture and save data about each event to a file or table to analyze later. In this article, you can find some tips to performance tune and optimize SQL...

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Tips for using ASP.NET with SQL Server 2012

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Tips for using ASP.NET with SQL Server 2012 Try to avoid using ADO methods to access SQL Server data in your ASP. Use SQL Server 2012 stored procedures instead of ADO methods. By doing so, you can reduce network traffic and boost overall ASP.NET performance. If you use ADO to access SQL Server data in your ASP.NET, try to avoid...

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SQL Server 2012 Temporary Tables Optimization Tips

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SQL Server 2012 Temporary Tables Optimization Tips Use local temporary tables instead of SQL Server 2012 cursors. Because using temporary tables usually are more efficient than using cursors, you should use temporary tables instead of cursors whenever possible. Try to avoid using temporary tables inside your stored procedure. Using temporary tables inside stored procedure reduces the chance to reuse the...

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SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL Optimization Tips

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SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL Optimization Tips Try to restrict the queries result set by using the WHERE clause. This can results in good performance benefits, because SQL Server will return to client only particular rows, not all rows from the table(s). This can reduce network traffic and boost the overall performance of the query. Avoid using optimizer hints in your...

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Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 Roles

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Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 Roles If you have problems with SQL Server 2012 roles, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2012 roles bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time this article was...

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Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services

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Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services If you have problems with SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (SSRS 2012), review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At...

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Troubleshooting problems with SQL Server 2012 cluster

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Troubleshooting problems with SQL Server 2012 cluster If you have problems with SQL Server 2012 cluster, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2012 cluster bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time this...

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