Always restore with NORECOVERY
Always, always, ALWAYS restore a SQL Server database with the NORECOVERY option.
It’s trivial to switch the database online.
Not...
2012-05-28 (first published: 2012-05-24)
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SSRS Performance in SharePoint Integrated Mode
I’m working with a client to help them move all reports in their company from native mode (Reporting Services not...
2012-05-29 (first published: 2012-05-24)
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Lifehacking – Not such a good idea?
I read the confessions of a recovering Lifehacker and thought it was an interesting read. It seems that the author...
2012-05-23
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Analyzing TPC-E Benchmark Performance by Physical Processor Core
The TPC Benchmark E (TPC-E) is an OLTP performance benchmark that was introduced in May, 2007. The TPC-E benchmark is...
2012-05-23
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Columnstore indexes and memory
Columnstore indexes are built and processed completely in memory. You will receive an out-of-memory error if you do not have enough memory...
2012-05-23
1,464 reads
Watson Plays Jeopardy
I watched the documentary on Nova about the IBM project to build Watson, a computer that could play Jeopardy. The...
2012-05-23
843 reads
Denali – Day 23: Data Quality Services (DQS)
Denali – Day 23: Data Quality Services(DQS)
Data intelligence vs. human intelligence: Sql server RDBMS is a database system which has data...
2012-05-23
1,474 reads
Plan cache in SQL Server 2008R2
I was curious to look at the effect of database options, on the SQL server plan cache.
I have restored the...
2012-05-23
1,177 reads
How to synchronize the data from the Production environment to Development, Testing and Staging Environments for SQL Server?
One of the most common DBA task is to synchronize data to Development, Testing, and Staging environments. Normally this is...
2012-05-23
60 reads
Marketing Ideas for Chapters & SQLSaturday
I’m part of the team putting together SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando this year, and one of the things Kendal Van...
2012-05-23
728 reads
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I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a...
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