The Database Weekly Update for June 30, 2008
Steve Jones looks back at a week of news on data center infrastructure, the EF war, and SQL Server 2008 news.
2008-06-28
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Articles
The Database Weekly Update for June 30, 2008
Steve Jones looks back at a week of news on data center infrastructure, the EF war, and SQL Server 2008 news.
2008-06-28
240 reads
Log Shipping vs. Replication
SQL Server high availability. Log shipping or replication, clustering or some other solution. It's a challenge and as companies grow more dependent on their databases, it's one that more and more DBAs face everyday. Paul Ibison has taken a look at how log shipping and replication can be compared in the quest for high availability.
2008-06-27 (first published: 2004-06-17)
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Many-to-Many Dimensions in Analysis Services 2005
See an example of using the Many-to-Many dimension in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services to analyze sales data, and get ideas for other uses such as treating medical conditions, software testing, and more.
2008-06-27
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SQL Server memory configurations for procedure cache
SQL Server expert Denny Cherry explains how SQL Server determines how much memory is used for procedure and buffer cache and how you can allocate available memory.
2008-06-27
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2008-06-26
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Return Query Text Along With sp_who2 Using Dynamic Management Views
This article describes how to generate the sp_who2 results including the query text for the spid.
2008-06-26
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SQL Know How
Training in the UK this fall from a variety of SQL Server experts. If you are in the area, I'd recommend one of these classes.
2008-06-26 (first published: 2008-06-19)
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Check your SQL Server using Windows PowerShell – Part 1
This new series examines methods and procedures to check the status of the Operating system, SQL Server instances and databases, using Windows PowerShell. Part One illustrates how to create a PowerShell script to ping the host machine and how to source the PowerShell function and call the function.
2008-06-26
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The Multiple Instance Dilemna
SQL Servers seem to proliferate in many companies, making management a headache for DBAs. Steve Jones asks a Friday poll about how you handle all those service account.
2008-06-26
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Blogs
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