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  • RE: SQL Server 2005 Best Practices

    I think what Nanda meant was that the meta data is now secured along with access to the objects themselves, so you can't assume that any given user has access to...

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  • RE: SQL Server on a Virtual Server

    VMWare can be great for training/development/testing environments, but I wouldn't want to run a busy production SQL Server instance on VMWare. 

    Virtual machines are all about maximizing hardware resources, based...

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  • RE: will adding primary key affect performance negatively?

    Good point!  I neglected to mention the INSERT problem...

    "Don't distract me with standards, they just slow me down!"  Of course almost everbody who has anything to do with development efforts...

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  • RE: Defragging a Database Server - Good or Bad???

    The way most DBMSs (including SQL Server) allocate space by grabbing contiguous extents is intended to minimize the effects of file system fragmentation.

    Also, since data access in OLTP envionments tends to be...

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  • RE: Defragging a Database Server - Good or Bad???

    I'm pretty sure that he was referring to file system fragmentation rather than the logical fragmentation within the SQL Server data files which is what the DBCC commands address.

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  • RE: backup databases

    You can script out the backups, but yes each database is backed up separately.  You may not need to run a full backup if you have a recent full backup...

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  • RE: will adding primary key affect performance negatively?

    So I'm going to guess you are wanting to use transactional replication.

    David's initial post indicated that there were unique indexes but not PKs.  If this is the case, and the...

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  • RE: will adding primary key affect performance negatively?

    As a rule I don't like GUIDs as primary keys, but like most rules, there are exceptions...

    I won't claim to be a replication expert (I have only used Snapshot replication,...

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  • RE: will adding primary key affect performance negatively?

    Yes it can, but that depends on a number of factors such as the type of activity being performed, and the amount of freespace in the index.

    I wasn't disagreeing with...

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  • RE: will adding primary key affect performance negatively?

    What David says is true, but it has nothing to do with primary keys versus unique indexes per se.  His is an argument to make sure your indexing strategy makes...

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  • RE: will adding primary key affect performance negatively?

    Tell the original developers that they are full of it!  A primary key is physically implemented by a unique index but with the addition that NULLs are not allowed.

    If there...

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  • RE: I created this install/uninstall mess!

    This isn't the error usually associated with not rebooting but I just thought I'd check...

    You forgot to spin in a counter-clockwise motion while throwing air and chanting Bill's name.

    Have...

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  • RE: use cursor or what?

    The problem is that you are basically "rolling your own" cursor by using the WHILE loop.  Yes, you should avoid cursors if possible, but that advice should be broadened to...

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  • RE: Initial set up of production database

    A bit more information would be helpful here...

    Generally though, the default settings work pretty well.  The biggest possible exception is the data file size and placement.

     

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  • RE: I created this install/uninstall mess!

    Have you rebooted since the uninstall?

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