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Usage of Temporary tables or variables is a common scenario in SQL Server world, since SQL Server 2005 usage of TEMPDB references to the blog posts here: http://sqlserver-qa.net/blogs/tools/archive/2007/04/05/sql-server-index-optimization-best-practices.aspx, ...

It is an universal truth in the database field that due to the fragmentation and page split the performance will be affected even for a simple [SELECT <ColumnName> from....] type of query. So what you need to check or take action in terms of DBA role, on the execution of queries ensure that columns that are included in the WHERE ...

What kind of database maintenance operations you should be doing when you are DBA? You should have better understanding on the terms in managing the Database platform at your end, without proper information it is very hard to say you are managing your platform effectively. Think about DBCC checks, backups and database maintenance tasks and list ...

On SSP forums I have looked at the question about Update Statistics and AUTO UPDATE STATISTICS option available on a SQL server database; 1> When i say Auto create statistics, what are the columns for which statistics are collected? Are these all columns part of the primary key or just the index statistics?2> What is the difference between ...