Its a general assumption that whenever performance is degraded, the finger will be pointed to SQL Server, pretty easy eh!? If you look at any of the SQL Server related forums then 3 in 10 questions asks same question and nothing but shove blame on SQL Server. It is always better to be proactive than reactive, when it comes to identifying and ...

Can we get install SQL Server Express 2005 edition on X64 environment? Yes and No. Yes for SQL Server Express on X64 and EMT64 that too in Windows on Windows ( WOW ), but No it is not supported on IA64 systems. This enhancement is enabled since the service pack2 release of SQL Server Express 2005 edition. So on the above enabled X64 platforms if ...

Cursors are based for a definitive purpose, but heavy usage of such methods will prove as costly expense on database performance. The process of cursor is prolonged, as a cursor first has to be defined with its features set, then populated after positioning (scrolled) to a set of record(s) and fetched every time. Finally once the process is ...