Ben Snaidero

Ben Snaidero has been a SQL Server and Oracle DBA for over 10 years and focuses on performance tuning.

Ben Snaidero has been a Database Administrator for just over 10 years. Starting out working mainly with Oracle he got into SQL Server in 2005 and has worked primarily with SQL Server for the last 3 years. His main focus with both Oracle and SQL Server is in the area of performance tuning.

2018 Awards MSSQLTips award

2017 Awards MSSQLTips award

2016 Awards MSSQLTips award

2015 Awards

2014 Awards MSSQLTips award

2013 Awards MSSQLTips award

Category	Tip Title
Auditing and Compliance	Audit SQL Server Logins Using SQL Profiler
Availability Groups	Monitor SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups
Backup	Options to Improve SQL Server Backup Performance
Backup	Testing SQL Server Backup Performance with Trace Flag 3042
Clustering	Use Powershell to Send Email Notification for SQL Server Cluster Failover
Data Types	Comparing SQL Server and Oracle datatypes
Database Administration	Capture SQL Server Schema Changes Using the Default Trace
Database Configurations	Adjust TARGET_RECOVERY_TIME to Reduce SQL Server IO Spikes
Database Design	Compare SQL Server Page Splits for INT vs BIGINT vs GUID Data Types
Database Design	Compare SQL Server Table Join Performance for INT vs BIGINT vs GUID Data Types
Database Design	Comparing SQL Server CPU usage with arithmetic for float versus numeric datatypes
Database Design	Solving the SQL Server Multiple Cascade Path Issue with a Trigger
Database Design	SQL Server Performance Comparison INT versus GUID
Database Design	SQL Server Performance Testing for Check Constraint vs Foreign Key
Database Design	Surrogate Key vs Natural Key Differences and When to Use in SQL Server
Database Design	Using DELETE CASCADE Option for Foreign Keys
Fragmentation and Index Maintenance	Rebuilding SQL Server indexes using the ONLINE option
Functions System	Performance Comparison of the SQL Server PARSE, CAST, CONVERT and TRY_PARSE, TRY_CAST, TRY_CONVERT Functions
Functions System	Using the SQL ISNULL() Function
Hardware	Gather Storage Subsystem Performance Metrics Using the Diskspd Utility for SQL Server Applications
Import and Export	Compare PUSH vs PULL Data Copy Performance in SQL Server
Import and Export	Options to Improve SQL Server Bulk Load Performance
In Memory OLTP	Compare SQL Server Performance of In-Memory vs Disk Tables
In Memory OLTP	Comparing Performance of In Memory table vs Regular Disk Table Part 2
In Memory OLTP	SQL Server In-Memory Tables Impact on Startup and Recovery
Indexing	Identify SQL Server Indexes With Duplicate Columns
Indexing	Importance of Update Statistics in SQL Server
Indexing	SQL Server Column Store Index Performance
Indexing	SQL Server Index Column Order - Does it Matter
Indexing	SQL Server Insert Performance for Clustered Indexes vs. Heap Tables
Indexing	SQL Server Query Performance After Index Maintenance for Reorganization vs Rebuild Operations
Indexing	Types of SQL Server Indexes
Integration Services Control Flow Transformations	Using the Data Profiling SQL Server Integration Services Task
Linked Servers	Configure Generic SQL Server Linked Server Names
Locking and Blocking	Find Blocking Processes Using SQL Server Profiler
Locking and Blocking	Using a Clustered Index to Solve a SQL Server Deadlock Issue
Locking and Blocking	Why is INDEX REORGANIZE and UPDATE STATISTICS causing SQL Server blocking?
Maintenance	SQL Server Query Performance After Index Maintenance for Reorganization vs Rebuild Operations - Part 2
Maintenance	Using WITH ROWCOUNT and PAGECOUNT option of SQL Server UPDATE STATISTICS
Monitoring	Automate Alerting for SQL Server Suspect Database Pages
Monitoring	Automate SQL Server Monitoring with Email Alerts
Monitoring	Monitoring SQL Server 2012 - Capture and Parse sp_server_diagnostics output
Monitoring	SQL Server Monitoring Checklist
Monitoring	SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting Database Health Checklist
Monitoring	SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting System Health Checklist
Monitoring	Using Powershell to Monitor the SQL Server system_health Extended Event Session
Monitoring	Using SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer to Diagnose Performance Issues
Other Database Platforms	Comparing SQL Server and Oracle background processes
Paging	Comparing performance for different SQL Server paging methods
Partitioning	Archiving SQL Server data using partitioning
Partitioning	How to Partition an existing SQL Server Table
Performance Tuning	Analyzing SQL Server Performance Impact of Parameter Sniffing
Performance Tuning	Collecting and Storing Poor Performing SQL Server Queries for Analysis
Performance Tuning	How Incorrect SQL Server Table Statistic Estimates Can Cause Slow Query Execution
Performance Tuning	Minimizing SQL Server PAGELATCH_EX Waits on Index Pages for UPDATE Statements
Performance Tuning	Removing Function Calls for Better Performance in SQL Server
Performance Tuning	SQL Server Performance Impact of Querying Unnecessary Columns
Performance Tuning	Testing SQL Server Query Performance Using Different Levels of Parallelism
Performance Tuning	Tuning SQL Server Code with T-SQL Commands
Performance Tuning	Using a SQL Server Explain Plan to View Cached Query Plan Parameters in Management Studio
Performance Tuning	Using DBCC DROPCLEANBUFFERS When Testing SQL Server Performance
PowerShell	Monitor a SQL Server Cluster using PowerShell
Profiler and Trace	Associate a SQL Profiler Trace With Performance Monitor Data
Profiler and Trace	Configure SQL Server Distributed Replay feature
Profiler and Trace	Find Long Running SQL Server Queries Using Profiler
Profiler and Trace	How to Replay a SQL Server Trace on a Different Server
Profiler and Trace	Using the REPLAY feature within SQL Server Profiler
Profiler and Trace	Using the SQL Server Distributed Replay feature
Query Optimization	How column COLLATION can affect SQL Server query performance
Query Optimization	How to Change the COLLATION of a SQL Server Column
Query Plans	Checking SQL Server Query Cardinality Estimator Version
Security	Register a SPN for SQL Server Authentication with Kerberos
Security	SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Performance Comparison
SQL Server 2016	Test Performance Overhead of SQL Server Row Level Security
SQL Server Agent	SQL Server Agent History Custom Purge
Table Valued Parameters	Compare SQL Server Stored Procedure Performance for Table Valued Parameters vs Multiple Variables
Triggers	Using a DDL Trigger to Block Schema Changes in SQL Server
TSQL	Best Practices For Deleting SQL Server Data
TSQL	Comparing performance for the MERGE statement to SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE
TSQL	SQL Convert Function Examples and Alternatives
TSQL	SQL LIKE Statement
TSQL	SQL ORDER BY Clause
TSQL	SQL Server CTE vs Temp Table vs Table Variable Performance Test
TSQL	SQL Server Stored Procedure to Safely Delete Data
TSQL	SQL Server Temp Table vs Table Variable Performance Testing
TSQL	Testing SQL Server Performance of Database Inserts and Updates
XML	SQL Server Performance Comparison - Storing XML data in-row versus out-of-row

Tutorial	Topic
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	SQL Server 101 Tutorial Outline and Overview
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	SQL Server Tutorial for Beginners
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	SQL Server Versions and Features
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	SQL Server Release Dates and Lifecycle
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	Install SQL Server Guidelines
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	SQL Server Licensing Model and Costs
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	SQL Server Architecture Overview
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	SQL Server Tools
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	How to Connect to SQL Server and Query Data
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	SQL Server Terminology
SQL Server 101 Tutorial	Get Free SQL Tips - SQL Server 101 Tutorial
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	SQL Server Extended Events Architecture
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Create SQL Server Extended Events Session Using SSMS New Session Wizard
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Create SQL Server Extended Events Session Using SSMS New Session Dialog
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Create SQL Server Extended Events Session Using SSMS From Template
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Create SQL Server Extended Events Session Using SSMS Query Editor
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Create SQL Server Extended Events Session Using SSMS PowerShell Provider
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Start and Stop SQL Server Extended Events Session
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Export and Import SQL Server Extended Events Templates
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Alter SQL Server Extended Events Session
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Delete SQL Server Extended Events Session
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	SQL Server Extended Events Catalog Views
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	SQL Server Extended Events Dynamic Management Views DMV
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	View SQL Server Extended Events Data
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	SQL Server Extended Events vs Profiler vs Trace
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Built in SQL Server Extended Events Sessions
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Sample SQL Server Extended Events Sessions Templates
SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial	Get Free SQL Tips - SQL Server Extended Events Tutorial
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server Index Tutorial Overview
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server Clustered Indexes
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server Heap
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server non-clustered Indexes
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server Columnstore Indexes
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server Full Text Indexes
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server XML Indexes
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server Spatial Indexes
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	SQL Server Index Maintenance
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	More Index Information
SQL Server Indexing Tutorial	Get Free SQL Tips - SQL Server Indexing Tutorial
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	Introduction to SQL Server Profiler
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	SQL Server Profiler Best Practices
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	How To Launch a SQL Server Profiler Session
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	SQL Server Profiler Events Explained
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	SQL Server Profiler Data Columns Explained
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	SQL Server Profiler Filters Explained
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	Organize SQL Server Profiler Data Column Output
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	How To Save a SQL Server Trace Data to a Table
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	How To Save SQL Server Trace Data to a File
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	How To Save a SQL Server Trace Template
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	SQL Server Profiler Examples
SQL Server Profiler Tutorial	Get Free SQL Tips - SQL Server Profiler Tutorial
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	How Join Order Can Affect the Query Plan
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Remove Function Calls From the SELECT List
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Avoid Using Not Equal in WHERE Clause
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Avoid Using Functions in WHERE Clause
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Avoid Using Wildcard Characters to Start Search Criteria
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Use a Derived Table in Place of IN Predicate With Aggregate Functions
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Make Sure All JOIN Columns are Indexed
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Use WHERE, JOIN, ORDERBY, SELECT Column Order When Creating Indexes
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Make Sure All Tables Have a Clustered Index Defined
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Use DELETE CASCADE Option to Handle Child Key Removal in Foreign Key Relationships
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Denormalize For Performance
SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial	Get Free SQL Tips - SQL Server Query Performance Guidelines Tutorial
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Start Windows Performance Monitor
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Getting Started with Windows Performance Monitor
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Create Windows Performance Monitor Data Collector Set
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Create Windows Performance Monitor Counter Alert from Data Collector
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Windows Performance Monitor Log File Configuration Settings
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Windows Performance Monitor Template
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Real-Time Data Collection with Windows Performance Monitor
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Schedule Data Collection with Windows Performance Monitor
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Analyze Windows Performance Monitor Counters Using PerfMon
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Analyze Windows Performance Monitor Counters Using Excel
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Windows Performance Monitor Counters List
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Perfmon Counters for CPU Usage, Memory, Disk and Network Performance
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Windows Performance Monitor Counters for SQL Server
Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial	Get Free SQL Tips - Windows Performance Monitor Tutorial

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