Here are the links for this week. SQL Server: Kendra Little’s Can High MaxDOP make a query SLOWER? explores the relation between the MAXDOP value and query performance. Having a high value doesn’t necessarily mean better performance. In fact, it can mean worse performance. Daniel Farina’s Understanding SQL Server Memory-Optimized Tables Hash Indexes provides a detailed explanation of...
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My links of the week – December 22, 2013
Here are the most interesting links I read or viewed during the past week. SQL Server: Paul Randal’s SQLskills holiday gift to you: all 2012 Insider videos includes a link to all the 25 videos made available with the SQLskills Insiders newsletter during 2012. A great set of videos to watch during the upcoming holidays (or...