One of the most common problems when running SQL Servers is slow queries. The help desk or database team usually hears that described as the application is slow or ...

Is that a new "feature"? Older articles like this indicate that a CASE statement does short circuit and can be used for that express purpose due to the execution plan optimizing the query and its ...

As a consultant whose job description includes putting out performance fires, I get to see a lot of problematic queries that can dramatically harm overall server performance and throughput. Wondering ...