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		<title>CROSS APPLY Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Dieter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first introduction to the APPLY operator was using the DMVs. For quite a while after first being introduced, I didn&#8217;t understand it or see a use for it. While it is undeniable that it is has some required uses when dealing with table valued functions, it&#8217;s other uses evaded me for a while. Luckily, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Change Data Capture (CDC)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Dieter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Change Data Capture (CDC) is a powerful feature included in SQL Server 2008. Using change data capture, it is possible to determine which values have been added, changed, or deleted within a table. Setting up CDC is done by specifying tables to monitor. Under the hood, CDC is written using the same repl logreader function [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Configure Change Data Capture Settings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Dieter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After setting up change data capture (CDC), there are a few configuration options that allow for optimal performance based upon applications load. Using the default values, the most number of transactions that can be grabbed every 5 seconds is 5000. Remember, a transaction is not the same as a database row. One transaction can update [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activity Monitor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Dieter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Activity Monitor is a new feature in SQL Server 2008 that provides high-level and drill down information giving good insight into the performance of SQL Server allowing DBA&#8217;s to quickly identify the source of slowdowns. To launch the activity monitor, right click on the instance name in SSMS and select &#8216;Activity Monitor&#8217;. This launches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Merge Statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Dieter</dc:creator>
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