Tag Archives: Performance

Linked Server Query Running Slow?

Is your SQL Server Linked Server Query running slow? Check your permissions. Maybe this is old news to you but it wasn’t for me –>
It was a good day. We had finally migrated onto brand new hardware (and saw a 250% improvement in run times of most warehouse jobs). I had finally cleaned up the [...]

Invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #004: IO

Yes, it is already time for T-SQL Tuesday again (well one week away, time for the invite). I have been thoroughly enjoying T-SQL Tuesday (especially the posts ones from Brad Schulz) but the fact that this is #004 means time is flying too fast lately.
You Don’t Know What T-SQL Tuesday Is Yet?
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What some of our SQL Server consulting clients have to say about working with Mike:
Mike is very knowledgeable with SQL. He has helped my company many times to get the most power out of our SQL installation. Mike also is very good at teaching others. Mike is my number one [...]

Help Finding the Straight Path

SQL Server Consultant

Mike Walsh, the principal at Straight Path IT Solutions, has been working exclusively with SQL Server for twelve years. He is a SQL Server blogger, speaker and has been recognized by Microsoft as a SQL Server MVP.  His experience, knowledge and expertise will quickly help you and your team find the right way to SQL [...]

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About Straight Path Solutions

Straight Path IT Solutions exists to immediately add value to our client’s SQL Server world. Whether it be performance tuning, custom mentoring or SQL Server Consulting, Mike Walsh will offer his knowledge and experience to meet your goals.  As an outside the box member of your team with SQL Server expertise, Straight Path Solutions hopes [...]

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You Could Be Suffering Right Now

Implicit Conversions In SQL Server – A Silent Perf Killer
I recently had the opportunity to work with a developer at the day job. He was using a loop (for what he was doing it actually makes sense ) and he had a query that ran great when he stripped the query out of [...]

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Benchmarking… Who Needs It?

All of our SQL Server instances need benchmarks!
So the title is somewhat of a trick question… I hear and sense a lack of priority around taking periodic benchmarks in a system with a lot of folks. How often do you take benchmarks? Do you know what “normal” means for your system? Do you know when [...]