Who was that Affinity Masked Man?
Getting the number of processor cores that SQL Server is using is not as straitforward as it could be. Enter the affinity mask, bitwise operations and good old fashioned computer science.
2008-10-17
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Articles
Enough - Database Weekly (Oct. 20, 2008)
The loss of data is getting ridiculous. Steve Jones wants companies and government to do something about it.
2008-10-17
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Enough - Database Weekly (Oct. 20, 2008)
The loss of data is getting ridiculous. Steve Jones wants companies and government to do something about it.
2008-10-17
516 reads
Introduction to New Data Warehouse Scalability Features in SQL Server 2008
This paper introduces the new performance and manageability features for data warehousing across all these components. All these features contribute to improved scalability.
2008-10-17
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Setting up a Two-NODE SQL Server 2008 Cluster from the Command Prompt - Integrated Installation
Part 1 of this series discussed how to prepare for SQL Server cluster installation on a two-node Windows Server 2003 cluster. This installment explains how to install SQL Server Database Engine on the cluster using the Integrated Installation option.
2008-10-17
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2008-10-17
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Row Count Transform - SQL School Video
Integration Services contains a tremendous number of ways to transform and work with data. MVP Brian Knight dives into the Row Count transform in this edition of SQL School. This shows how you can monitor the number of rows in a transform.
2008-10-16
3,471 reads
Scaling The Data Warehouse
Data warehouses aren't just exploding in size, they're also supporting more users and increasingly complex queries, all in shorter time frames. Here's how to make sure yours is ready to scale.
2008-10-16
2,707 reads
SQL Server consolidation: Why it's an optimization
SQL Server consolidation benefits are high availability and lower licensing costs. Here's what to expect for hardware needs, system monitoring and SQL licensing.
2008-10-16
2,737 reads
The Financial Crisis
With the economy slowing the the world facing a financial crisis, Steve Jones polls the man on the street this Friday.
2008-10-16
85 reads
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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