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Tips for using SQL Server 2014 file and filegroups

Tips for using SQL Server 2014 file and filegroups Set the reasonable sizes for the database and transaction log. First of all, before database creation, you should estimate how large your database will be. To estimate the reasonable database size, you should estimate the size of each table individually, add some additional space (10-20%) and then add the values obtained....

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SQL Server 2014 Merge Replication Optimization Tips (Part 2)

SQL Server 2014 Merge Replication Optimization Tips (Part 2) Do not forgive to script your replication configuration. Because scripting the replication configuration is a key part of any disaster recovery plan for a replication topology, you should script your replication configuration from the replication wizards or from the Replication folder in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. If you do not...

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SQL Server 2014 Merge Replication Optimization Tips (Part 1)

SQL Server 2014 Merge Replication Optimization Tips (Part 1) Create an index on each of the columns that is used in the filter’s WHERE clause. If you do not use indexes on columns used in filters the SQL Server must perform a table scan, which can results in performance degradation. Set the "Maximize Throughput for Network Applications" option. This can...

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SQL Server 2014 Transactional Replication Optimization Tips

SQL Server 2014 Transactional Replication Optimization Tips Consider locating both the publisher and the distributor on the same physical server. You can place the publisher and the distributor on the same physical server when the publisher server can perform the distribution tasks without any performance problems. By the way, using a separate SQL Server for the Distributor requires separate SQL...

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SQL Server 2014 Snapshot Replication Optimization Tips

SQL Server 2014 Snapshot Replication Optimization Tips Do not configure the Distribution Agent to run continuously. Try to schedule the Distribution Agent to run at regular intervals instead of running continuously. By using it, you can decrease the total SQL Server overhead. Consider placing snapshot folder on a disk that is not used to store database or log files. Placing...

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Tips for using full-text search in SQL Server 2014

Tips for using full-text search in SQL Server 2014 Reduce the full-text unique key size. To create a full-text index, the table to be indexed must have a unique index. Try to select a numeric column as the full-text unique key to increase the speed of full-text population. If the table to be indexed does not have numeric unique index,...

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Tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2014

Tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2014 Keep the indexes on the views as narrow as possible. Because each index takes up disk space try to minimize the index key’s size to avoid using superfluous disk space. This reduces the number of reads required to read the index and boost overall index performance. Avoid creating indexes on a...

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Tips for using Join Hints in SQL Server 2014

Tips for using Join Hints in SQL Server 2014 Use join hints very carefully. Because SQL Server 2014 query optimizer usually proposes the best execution plan, it is very unlikely that you can optimize your query by using join hints, more often, this will hurt performance. Try to rewrite the query to provide better execution plan. If your query is...

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SQL Server 2014 Reporting Services Optimization Tips

SQL Server 2014 Reporting Services Optimization Tips Consider using the Google Chrome browser to run the Reporting Services native mode Report Manager. SQL Server 2014 release of Reporting Services adds support for the Google Chrome browser. So, you can use the Google Chrome browser to run the Reporting Services native mode Report Manager to manage reports and the report server....

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Tips for using data types in SQL Server 2014

Tips for using data types in SQL Server 2014 Use Date/Time data types to store date/time information separately. In SQL Server 2014 you can store the date and time information separately. For example, if you need to work with date data only, use the Date data type instead of datetime or smalldatetime to optimize storage space and simplify date modifications...

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