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  • RE: Backups - Sanity Check for a non-DBA please?

    Well your "sanity-check" appears right on for you business needs. If your small and can do the maintenance jobs daily, cool. I personally think daily rebuilds are overkill in a...

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  • RE: Backups - Sanity Check for a non-DBA please?

    Differentials are not an option in the maintenance plan but you can script it into a job. Daily index rebuilds - is that really necessary for your environment? Backups to...

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  • RE: Re-index large table 24hr system

    You can use DBCC INDEXDEFRAG. I'm sure there will be some type of performance hit but you can run this while the application is in use.

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  • RE: How to fill the record for missing month

    Jeff, Checked out your article and besides complimenting you on it, I have a question..how did you get this article into the future? Is that another of your many skills?...

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  • RE: Case statement in DTS Query importing data from excel to table

    Can you post the SQL statement that is failing?

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  • RE: Anyone have a copy of SQLServerToolKit?

    I'm not firewalled from the site but cannot get in. They appear to be having issues or have shutdown. I cannot find any copies, yet. I will re-post if I...

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  • RE: how to recover deleted database objects

    Amazing how many times I've seen a similar post over the past couple of weeks! One of the first tasks a DBA must do when getting the job is to...

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  • RE: msdb issue

    I agree with maintenance plans. All system databases weekly, all user databases, minimum, nightly (that's OUR strategy and may not fit your needs). With All user databases checked, if someone...

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  • RE: Backup Failes

    Please provide detail. What are you attempting to do? What tool(s) are you using? Provide the scripts if possible. Not really sure what you're asking other than "Backup Failes". Not...

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  • RE: SSIS Execution Problem

    I was getting a SQLHandShake failure from time to time on some backup jobs going to a remote server. Added the entry to the HOSTS file and haven't seen the...

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  • RE: help in joining three tables

    With just a little extra effort, it's amazing what you can do! Boo to the naysayers!

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  • RE: help in joining three tables

    Or better yet, avoid using reserved words as a column or table name! You'll also need [ ] around any names that contain spaces, i.e. [Data Base], when referencing them...

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  • RE: How to track when/what scripts are executed against SQL

    I'd use Profiler. You can trap all kinds of info. Be aware of potential performance degradation if you're running it on a lot of events for an extended period of...

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  • RE: Understanding what ishappening during a backup to SAN

    I have to agree with Philip about the disk subsystem. Are any errors being raised? Can you backup a smaller database using Redgate? I don't believe it's the backup software....

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  • RE: Understanding what ishappening during a backup to SAN

    As has been stated, you've added the network component into the mix. Backing up to a SAN is going to be slower than a local backup. Did you look at...

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