This is the third article that deals with analyzing the various possibilities involving various RAID setups and differing numbers of hard drives. We used the same hard disks again here: eight Samsung HM321KJ SATA/300 drives powered all of the possible RAID 0, RAID 5 and RAID 6 setups, with from three to as many as eight hard drives configured to use stripe sizes of 4 to 128 kB.
2007-12-19
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Ivan Pepelnjak describes a few ways to extract data from SQL databases and serve it to an AJAX application running in a web browser.
2007-12-19
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For our RAID tests, we once again use Samsung HM321KJ SATA/300 drives. This time, we benchmarked RAID 5 and RAID 6 setups with three to eight hard drives.
2007-12-18
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In SQL Server 2008 we get a new DATE date type that allows you to store a date without a time.
2007-12-18
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Most enthusiast and mainstream users would consider setting up a RAID array mainly for performance reasons - few really care about data safety. For this reason, the majority of arrays installed consists of only two drives, which run a simple RAID 0 stripe set. Haven't you ever asked yourself how these RAID arrays scale as you increase the number of hard drives?
2007-12-17
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If you've worked with SQL Server databases for any amount of time, it's practically a given that you've run into slow running queries. Learn how you may be able to improve performance by knowing what to look for in your query designs.
2007-12-17
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2007-12-14
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Pivot and UnPivot are key data transformation functions for SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS).
2007-12-14
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Log shipping has been a mechanism for maintaining a warm standby server for years. Though SQL Server supported log shipping with SQL Server 2000 as a part of DB Maintenance Plan, it has become a built-in feature of SQL Server 2005. This article gives brief introduction to SQL Server 2005 Log Shipping, configuration of it, monitoring of it and failing over at the disaster.
2007-12-13
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This white paper consolidates general information, best practices, and tips for designing Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports. It is intended to provide a starting point for design questions and an overview of some of the capabilities of Reporting Services.
2007-12-13
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