Monthly Archives: September 2010

Seek and ye shall find

When I was thinking up names for this blog, I had a hard time not using the name my husband uses for his fantasy baseball team: The Stellato Heels.  It’s great, isn’t it?  I can boast about how fabulous it is because I didn’t think of it.  I had great visions for the logo.  Just…

Desperately Seeking Seeks

This month’s TSQL Tuesday topic (follow Twitter hashtag #TSQL2sDay) is hosted by Michael J. Swart ( blog | Twitter ) and the topic is, “What are your thoughts on Database Indexes?” One of the most powerful features of indexes is that they can provide a performance benefit without requiring a change to the underlying code. This…

All things in moderation

This past Tuesday I had the privilege of moderating the SQL PASS Performance Virtual Chapter LiveMeeting. Andy Warren ( blog | Twitter ) presented an Introduction to SQL Server Statistics, which you can view here. This is the second time that I have been the moderator for a LiveMeeting, and I thought it worth sharing…