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The Microsoft SQL Query Analyzer is part of the client tools that come with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. It's designed to analyze the SQL queries that you or a program makes that ...

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What exactly does 1 unit of cost represent in SQL Query Analyzer execution plans? [ie: Subtree Cost: 41.2134] Obviously it is some form of measurement since a very simple "select @@version" is like ...

This is good enough to prevent some traffic jams — like query processes consuming too many resources on an OLTP server, for example — but it’s a far cry from what’s needed to define and isolate rogue ...

Database troubleshooting is not for the faint of heart, especially when it comes to troubleshooting locking and blocking problems. Sometimes the elephant in the room is actually a rhino, a problem ...

We have SQL Server 6.5 (soon to be 2000) and I was wondering if there is a query analyzer for Linux that would be able to execute queries on it.

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...

SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer need ...