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Tips for using SQL Server 2012 configuration options

Tips for using SQL Server 2012 configuration options One of the ways to optimize SQL Server 2012 performance is setting the appropriate server configuration options. You can set these options by using the SQL Server Management Studio or the sp_configure system stored procedure. SQL Server 2012 configuration options may be separated to two categories: – Options that take effect immediately...

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Some tips for using SQL Server 2012 Database Console Commands

Some tips for using SQL Server 2012 Database Console Commands Try to run the DBCC commands when there are no other disk I/O operations, such as disk backups, replication and so on. Use DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP instead of DBCC CHECKDB, if you need to check only specified filegroup, not entire database. If your database contains several filegroups and you need to...

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Tips for designing SQL Server 2012 tables

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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SQL Server 2012 Profiler Optimization Tips

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

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

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

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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Tips for using SQL Server 2012 Table Hints

Tips for using SQL Server 2012 Table Hints One of the ways to increase the queries performance is using the SQL Server 2012 table hints. The table hints specify a locking method to be used by the query optimizer with this table, specify the locking granularity for a table, or one or more indexes to be used by the query...

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Tips for using SQL Server 2012 Query Hints

Tips for using SQL Server 2012 Query Hints If your query is very slow, try the following before using query hints: – rebuild indexes used in the query (or defragment them using DBCC INDEXDEFRAG), – update statistics on the relevant tables, – consider creating new indexes for this query, – rewrite your query to provide better execution plan. Use the...

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